Present participle of cad; fishing with caddis larvae, or practicing dishonorable behavior (depending on which sense of 'cad' is used).
Present participle of 'cad', adding '-ing' to indicate ongoing action. In fishing contexts, it derives from the noun/verb 'cad' (caddis). The form can also relate to the noun 'cad' (a dishonorable man), creating a semantic overlap typical of homographs in English.
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