dod
to cut off, as wool from sheep's tails, or horns from a cattle; to lop or clip off
Noun Ulster
- sulk, huff
Origin
From Irish dod (“sullenness, anger”).
Forms
Noun Ireland
- lump
Origin
From Scots daud (“large piece”).
Forms
Noun rail transport, railways
- A ground signal, such as a shunting disc.
- Shunting discs (or "dods") are generously provided, and following modern practice, most of them permit a movement in any direction for which the road is set. - 1951 October, Norman Crump, “Signalling at...
Origin
Abbreviation of "Tommy Dodd".
Forms
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Verb
- to cut off, as wool from sheep's tails, or horns from a cattle; to lop or clip off
- Angus-shire dodded cattle - 1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Perth:
- Messrs. Toogood and Son’s Bronze Championship Medal for best dodded sheep of any pure breed. - 1906, The Flock Book of Wensleydale Blue-faced Sheep, page 57:
Origin
Etymology tree Middle English dodden English dod Inherited from Middle English dodden.