tod

¹ American  

[tod] / tɒd /

noun

1. an English unit of weight, chiefly for wool, commonly equal to 28 pounds (12.7 kilograms) but varying locally.

2. a load.

3. a bushy mass, especially of ivy.

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tod ² American  

[tod] / tɒd /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a fox.

2. a crafty, foxy person.

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tod ¹ British  

/ tɒd /

noun

1. a unit of weight, used for wool, etc, usually equal to 28 pounds

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tod ² British  

/ tɒd /

noun

1. slang on one's own

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tod ³ British  

/ tɒd /

noun

1. a Scot and northern English dialect word for a fox

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Etymology

Origin of tod¹

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

Origin of tod²

1125–75; Middle English (north) < ?

Example Sentences

Prof Roland Kao, an epidemiologist from Edinburgh University tod the Sunday Show meeting indoors, particularly with large numbers of people is a risk for onward transmission of the virus.

From BBC

New York City police say the father of a 7-month-old baby found floating in the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge fled tod Thailand after throwing the boy’s dead body into the water.

From Washington Times

The frustration that helped deliver the presidency tod Mr. Trump is a bad guide for policy.

From New York Times

In Thailand, hoi tod is street food: fat mussels sprung from their shells and beached on a crepe with crackly edges and, inside, slow surrender, that mystical union of crunchy-gooey.

From New York Times

Now then, step up and choose your tods, but remember that what you choose you will grow into, and will have to stick to.’

From Literature