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codder

1 British  
/ ˈkɒdə /

noun

  1. a cod fisherman or his boat

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codder 2 British  
/ ˈkɒdə /

noun

  1. dialect the leader of a team of workers on a press at a steelworks

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Etymology

Origin of codder

perhaps from cod 4

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That five thousand dollar codder up there seemed like own folks, pretty nigh.

From Cap'n Warren's Wards by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

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