hoddy-dod

English

Etymology

Compare dodman.

Noun

hoddy-dod (plural hoddy-dods)

  1. (obsolete, England, East Anglia) A snail.
    • 1889, Amy Walton, White Lilac; or The Queen of May:
      “You’ve brought yer house on yer back like a hoddy-dod,” she said with a grin.
  2. (obsolete) A fool.
    • 1982 [1882], Henry Arthur Jones, “The Silver King”, in Plays by Henry Arthur Jones‎[1], act IV, scene 3:
      CRIPPS: What’s your confounded name, you thick-headed hoddy-dod? (shouting)

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