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poddy

[ pod-ee ]

noun

, Australian.
, plural pod·dies.
  1. a newborn or unweaned calf, especially one that is taken from its mother and hand-fed.
  2. any young animal.


poddy

/ ˈpɒdɪ /

noun

  1. a handfed calf or lamb
  2. any creature at an early stage of growth

    poddy mullet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of poddy1

First recorded in 1890–95; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of poddy1

perhaps from poddy (adj) fat
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Example Sentences

"Poddy is suffering from a bad attack of suppressed information," said Benwell, who had been examining him critically.

So far I knew that a smooth faced, poddy party had shot a golf ball with "Ha, ha!"

He carried the slop-buckets to the pigsty for her, and helped to poddy (hand feed) a young calf.

Kind of a short, poddy party, who looks like he'd been upholstered generous once but had shrunk a lot.

For it is a grievous thing to grow poddy: the age of Chivalry is gone then.

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