 For example, in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear the word "Cuddy" is an abbreviation of the name "Cuthbert" but in Durham Pitmatic "cuddy" denotes a horse, specifically a pit pony.In Lowland Scots, "cuddie" usually refers to a donkey or ass but may also denote a short, thick, strong horse.Traditionally, pitmatic, together with some rural Northumbrian communities including Rothbury, used a guttural R. This is now less frequently heard; since the closure of the area's deep mines, many younger people speak in local ways that do not usually include this characteristic.