tod
/tɑd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A fox in general.
noun
A bush, especially of ivy.
name
Alternative form of Todd.
Example Sentences
- "Who am Ah? Ah'm tod, whey Ah'm tod, ye knaw. Canniest riever on moss and moor!"
- "His head's yellow, / Hard-haired, and curled, thick-twined like ivy tods, / Not to undo with thunder."
- "For birds in bushes tooting: At length within the Ivy tod"
- "The ivy tod is heavy with snow."
- "Seven pounds make a clove, 2 cloves a stone, 2 stone a tod, 6 1/2 tods a wey, 2 weys a sack, 12 sacks a last. [...] It is to be observed here that a sack is 13 tods, and a tod 28 pounds, so that the sack is 364 pounds."
- "Generally, however, the stone or petra, almost always of 14 lbs., is used, the tod of 28 lbs., and the sack of thirteen stone."
Etymology
From Middle English tod, of unknown origin. Possibly influenced by Etymology 2, due to its bushy tail.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: tod, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tɑd/
- British English: /tɒd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
tods (plural)
tods (present, singular)
todding (participle, present)
todded (participle, past)
todded (past)
T.O.D. (alternative)
T. O. D. (alternative)