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

I wouldn’t dream of not ordering nham kao tod.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023

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 • Nov. 21, 2021

Patrik Schick leads the line on his tod.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2021

Another is a kao tod nom klook, a warm rice salad with roots in Laos.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2017

"You not want eat? Here. Come take." lyrion's arms were tod short to reach the plate, and he was not about to step that close to the edge.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin