Past tense of caddy; worked as a caddy by carrying someone's golf clubs or other items.
Past tense of the verb 'caddy', which developed from the noun 'caddy' (derived from Scottish 'cadie'). The verb emerged in the 19th century as golf became organized, standardizing the '-ed' ending following typical English regular verb patterns.
Golf caddies were such a specific job that the word became a verb—'I caddied for him.' This shows how English naturalizes new experiences: once something becomes common enough, people need to use it as an action word, and '-ed' gets attached instantly. English literally rewrites itself as culture changes.
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