tod

tod

 (tŏd)

n. Chiefly British

1. A unit of weight for wool, especially one equivalent to about 28 pounds (12.7 kilograms).

2. A bushy clump, as of ivy.

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[Middle English todde.]

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tod

(tɒd)

n

(Units) Brit a unit of weight, used for wool, etc, usually equal to 28 pounds

[C15: probably related to Frisian todde rag, Old High German zotta tuft of hair]

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tod

(tɒd)

n

on one's tod slang Brit on one's own

[C19: rhyming slang Tod Sloan/alone, after Tod Sloan, a jockey]

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tod

(tɒd)

n

(Animals) a Scot and northern English dialect word for a fox

[C12: of unknown origin]

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tod¹

(tɒd)

n.

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

2. a bushy mass, esp. of ivy.

[1375–1425; late Middle English todde; akin to Frisian todde small load, Old Norse toddi piece, slice]

tod²

(tɒd)

n. Scot.

a fox.

[1125–75; Middle English (north); of obscure orig.]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tod - a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom weight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"
Adj.	1.	tod - alone and on your own; "don't just sit there on your tod" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom unaccompanied - being without an escort

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Translations

cespuglio

tod

[tɒd] N (Brit) on one's tod → a solas

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tod

n (Brit inf) on one’s tod → ganz allein

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