Definition of cuddies:
(n) :
(African-American Vernacular, slang) A close friend or buddy.
(n) :
(nautical) A cabin, for the use of the captain, in the after part of a sailing ship under the poop deck.
(n) :
a small cupboard or closet.
(n) :
A coalfish (Pollachius virens).
(n) :
(UK, mining) A pony that works in a mine.
(n) :
A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc.