tod

¹

[ tod ]

noun

1. an English unit of weight, chiefly for wool, commonly equal to 28 pounds (12.7 kilograms) but varying locally.
2. a load.
3. a bushy mass, especially of ivy.

tod

²

[ tod ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.

1. a fox.
2. a crafty, foxy person.

tod

¹

/ tɒd /

noun

1. a Scot and northern English dialect word for a fox

tod

²

/ tɒd /

noun

1. on one's tod slang.
   on one's own

tod

³

/ tɒd /

noun

1. a unit of weight, used for wool, etc, usually equal to 28 pounds

Word History and Origins

Origin of tod¹

1375–1425; late Middle English todde; akin to Frisian (East dial.) todde small load, Old Norse toddi piece, slice

Origin of tod²

1125–75; Middle English (north) < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of tod¹

C12: of unknown origin

Origin of tod²

C19: rhyming slang Tod Sloan/alone, after Tod Sloan, a jockey

Origin of tod³

C15: probably related to Frisian todde rag, Old High German zotta tuft of hair

Example Sentences

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk tod the BBC last week that the Russians had been trying to exchange civilian hostages for Russian military prisoners elsewhere in Ukraine - a move forbidden by the Geneva Convention.

From BBC

Prof Roland Kao, an epidemiologist from Edinburgh University tod the Sunday Show meeting indoors, particularly with large numbers of people is a risk for onward transmission of the virus.

From BBC

New York City police say the father of a 7-month-old baby found floating in the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge fled tod Thailand after throwing the boy’s dead body into the water.

From Washington Times

The frustration that helped deliver the presidency tod Mr. Trump is a bad guide for policy.

From New York Times

In Thailand, hoi tod is street food: fat mussels sprung from their shells and beached on a crepe with crackly edges and, inside, slow surrender, that mystical union of crunchy-gooey.

From New York Times