hoddy-dod

English

Etymology

Compare dodman.

Noun

hoddy-dod (plural hoddy-dods)

(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.
(obsolete) A fool.
- 1982 [1882], Henry Arthur Jones, “The Silver King”, in Plays by Henry Arthur Jones‎, act IV, scene 3:
  CRIPPS: What’s your confounded name, you thick-headed hoddy-dod? (shouting)

Related terms

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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