单词 | todder |
释义 | † toddern. Obsolete (English regional in later use). The spawn of a frog or toad; slimy gelatinous matter. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > member of > spawn paddock rud1508 todder1604 paddock redd1721 paddock-spewa1903 the world > matter > constitution of matter > semi-fluidity > [noun] > sliminess > slimy matter slimea1000 slemc1450 todder1881 1604 M. Drayton Moyses ii. 38 The soile..Lies now a leystall as a common ditch, Where in their Todder loathly Paddocks breed. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 348 Toad's gender, the spawn, or gelatinous substance which incloses the eggs of toads. We also call it Toad's todder. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Tother,..var. pron. of ‘todder’, slime; spawn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604 |
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