poddy
Americannoun
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a newborn or unweaned calf, especially one that is taken from its mother and hand-fed.
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any young animal.
noun
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a handfed calf or lamb
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any creature at an early stage of growth
poddy mullet
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of poddy
First recorded in 1890–95; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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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
Oh, yes, the poddy old party who did all the hard sitting around while his wife did the work.
From Torchy and Vee by Ford, Sewell
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
The horse-racing and cockfighting contingent in the House of Commons is well represented; the blear eyes, the poddy pudge, the bulbous beak—all these are in evidence.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Hubbard, Elbert
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