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tod1 definition

tod (täd)

noun

  1. a former English weight for wool, about 28 pounds
  2. a bushy clump of ivy, etc.

Etymology: 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 > tide

tod2 definition

tod (täd)

noun

Scot. a fox

Etymology: ME < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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