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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tod1 (tod),USA pronunciation n. - an English unit of weight, chiefly for wool, commonly equal to 28 pounds (12.7 kilograms) but varying locally.
- a load.
- Botanya bushy mass, esp. of ivy.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English todde; akin to Frisian (East dialect, dialectal) todde small load, Old Norse toddi piece, slice
- Scottish Termsa fox.
- Scottish Termsa crafty, foxy person.
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- Middle English (north) 1125–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tod /tɒd/ n - on one's tod ⇒ Brit slang on one's own
Etymology: 19th Century: rhyming slang Tod Sloan/alone, after Tod Sloan, a jockey |