I. ˈtäd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English
1. chiefly Scotland : fox
2. chiefly Scotland : a canny crafty person
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English todd, todde; probably akin to Frisian todde rag, trash, Dutch tod, todde rag, Old High German zotta tuft of hair, Old Norse toddi small piece, bit, and perhaps to Old Norse tethja to manure — more at ted
1. : any of various units of weight for wool ; especially : a unit equal to 28 pounds
2. chiefly dialect : a bundle, load, or mass (as of wool) often of a tod weight
3. Britain : a bushy clump or growth (as of ivy)
III. intransitive verb
( todded ; todded ; todding ; tods )
archaic : to produce or obtain a tod (as of wool)
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening
: toddy