tod

1
[ tod ]
/ tɒd /

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

1
1375–1425; late Middle English todde; akin to Frisian (East dial.) todde small load, Old Norse toddi piece, slice

Words nearby tod

tocopherol, tocopilla, tocqueville, tocqueville, alexis de, tocsin, tod, today, todd, todd's paralysis, 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

2
1125–75; 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)

tod3
/ (tɒd) /

noun

a Scot and northern English dialect word for a fox

Word Origin for tod

C12: of unknown origin
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