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    Why are golf assistants called "caddies"?

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    The word caddie comes from the gascon Occitan capdèth or capdet, meaning chief then younger boy (become cadet in French and refers to the Cadets de Gascogne, the captains serving in the French army in the 15th century were the youngest sons of the aristocratic families of Gascony). The term caddie or cadie first appeared in the English language in the year 1634.


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    Chiangmai

    Just to add that the Scots eventually abbreviated to "cads" or "caddies", meaning any useless street kid who could b ehired for the day to carry around a bag of golf clubs.
    Yvonne57

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    Just think of the difference between then and now. They have to know more than the golfer it seems like. Strategy, the course, all kinds of stuff. The don't get paid by the Country Club either so they work for tips or a golfer will have their own caddie. I hear they get really good tips though.

    Yes

    cause thats what they drive if  they hit it big!

    carmaxable

    right on !

    because the golfer is a cad. that would make you the cad-ee



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