a unit of weight, used for wool, etc, usually equal to 28 pounds
Word origin
C15: probably related to Frisian todde rag, Old High German zotta tuft of hair
tod in British English2
(tɒd)
noun
on one's tod
Word origin
C19: rhyming slang Tod Sloan/alone, after Tod Sloan, a jockey
tod in British English3
(tɒd)
noun
a Scot and northern English dialect word for a fox
Word origin
C12: of unknown origin
tod in American English1
(tɑd)
noun
1.
a former English weight for wool, about 28 pounds
2.
a bushy clump of ivy, etc.
Word origin
ME todde, prob. < LowG source, as in EFris todde, tod, a bundle, pack, load, akin to Ger zotte, tuft of hair < IE *det- < base *dā(i)-, to divide > tide1
tod in American English2
(tɑd)
noun
Scottish
a fox
Word origin
ME < ?
More idioms containing
tod
on your tod
Examples of 'tod' in a sentence
tod
`Oliver knows it's royal flush odds against me picking up his trail on my tod.
Ruell, Patrick THE ONLY GAME (2003)
One advantage of being on your tod, you could eat whatever you wanted.
Richard Francis PROSPECT HILL (2003)
You're the talk of the Branch, I tell no lie, the way you sussed things out all on your tod.
Ruell, Patrick THE ONLY GAME (2003)
`Everything is still in Birkensteen's room," he tod Jupiter.
Sebastian, Hector et al? THE THREE INVESTIGATORS (2003)