tod
1[ tod ]
/ tɒd /
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noun
an English unit of weight, chiefly for wool, commonly equal to 28 pounds (12.7 kilograms) but varying locally.
a load.
a bushy mass, especially of ivy.
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Origin of tod
11375–1425; late Middle English todde; akin to Frisian (East dial.) todde small load, Old Norse toddi piece, slice
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tocopherol, Tocopilla, Tocqueville, Tocqueville, Alexis de, tocsin, tod, to date, today, Todd, toddle, toddler
Definition for tod (2 of 2)
tod2
[ tod ]
/ tɒd /
noun Scot. and North England.
a fox.
a crafty, foxy person.
Origin of tod
21125–75; Middle English (north) < ?
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British Dictionary definitions for tod (1 of 3)
tod1
/ (tɒd) /
noun
British a unit of weight, used for wool, etc, usually equal to 28 pounds
Word Origin for tod
C15: probably related to Frisian todde rag, Old High German zotta tuft of hair
British Dictionary definitions for tod (2 of 3)
tod2
/ (tɒd) /
noun
on one's tod British slang on one's own
Word Origin for tod
C19: rhyming slang Tod Sloan/alone, after Tod Sloan, a jockey
British Dictionary definitions for tod (3 of 3)
Word Origin for tod
C12: of unknown origin
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