poddy

American  

[pod-ee] / ˈpɒd i /

noun

Australian.

plural

poddies

1. a newborn or unweaned calf, especially one that is taken from its mother and hand-fed.

2. any young animal.

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poddy British  

/ ˈpɒdɪ /

noun

1. a handfed calf or lamb

2. any creature at an early stage of growth

   poddy mullet

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Etymology

Origin of poddy

First recorded in 1890–95; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Muffy the overgrown grey poddy calf comes up to watch.

From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2018

Music, more specifically my iPod, i Love you poddy.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Vincent," says I, as I blows in through the brass gate from lunch, "who's the poddy old party you got parked on the bench out in the anteroom?"

From Torchy As A Pa by Ford, Sewell

“Fat d’ye want, auld man?” inquired the visitor—“bringin’ a poddy a’ this way to hear yer havers.”

From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Willis, Herbert

One of my half-starved poddy calves was very ill, and I went out to doctor it previous to bathing and tidying myself for my finishing household duties.

From My Brilliant Career by Franklin, Miles