tod
1an 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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1Other definitions for tod (2 of 2)
a fox.
a crafty, foxy person.
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How to use tod in a sentence
He liked his tods too well, howsever, & they floored him, as they have many other promisin young men.
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward | Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)He liked his tods too well, howsoever, & they floored him as they have many other promisin young men.
It fell directly on the roof of Tods house, quite demolishing it.
Maybee's Stepping Stones | Archie FellSue took Tods other hand and walked on in her most matronly manner.
Maybee's Stepping Stones | Archie FellThen he insisted on a whole long week without any good-night kisses from mamma, which almost broke poor Tods heart.
Maybee's Stepping Stones | Archie Fell
British Dictionary definitions for tod (1 of 3)
/ (tɒd) /
British a unit of weight, used for wool, etc, usually equal to 28 pounds
Origin of tod
1British Dictionary definitions for tod (2 of 3)
/ (tɒd) /
on one's tod British slang on one's own
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2British Dictionary definitions for tod (3 of 3)
/ (tɒd) /
a Scot and northern English dialect word for a fox
Origin of tod
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