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

Patrik Schick leads the line on his tod.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2021

Earlier this year, Web Summit chief executive Paddy Cosgrave tod BBC News he personally could not wait for the return of in-person conferences.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2020

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