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tod
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tod  (td)
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.

[Middle English todde.]

tod1
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Brit a unit of weight, used for wool, etc., usually equal to 28 pounds
[probably related to Frisian todde rag, Old High German zotta tuft of hair]

tod2
n
on one's tod Brit slang on one's own
[rhyming slang Tod Sloan/alone, after Tod Sloan, a jockey]

tod3
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a Scot and northern English dialect word for a fox
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
tod [tɒd] N (Brit) on one's toda solas
tod
n (Brit inf) on one’s todganz allein


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7 Research organizations such as ULI and the Center for Transit-Oriented Development have not conducted BRTspecific studies to date but have assembled data on TOD in general.
 
 
 
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