poddy

American  

[pod-ee] / ˈpɒd i /

noun

Australian.

poddies plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• poddies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of poddy

First recorded in 1890–95; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

poddy poddies

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

Near the stockyard a cloud of dust hovered, through which might be seen dimly the forms of Jim, Wally and O'Toole—all engaged in the engrossing pursuit of inducing three poddy calves to enter the yard.

From Mates at Billabong by Bruce, Mary Grant

Disjointed Sketches And Grumbles It was my duty to "rare the poddies".

From My Brilliant Career by Franklin, Miles

"Father is taking our poddies and cows, and Steve's, to the Clearwater."

From The Pioneers by Prichard, Katharine Susannah

Not one had a hat; they had long ago been used as missiles in checking a rush, and now lay in the dust, trampled under the racing feet of the poddies.

From Mates at Billabong by Bruce, Mary Grant