Poddy

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An unbranded calf. Australia
  2. 2
    A hand-fed calf or lamb (a young animal needing milk or milk-substitute). Australia

    "I did not turn to ascertain who it might be, but trusted it was no one of importance, as the poddy and I presented rather a grotesque appearance."

  3. 3
    An immature mullet. Australia
Verb
  1. 1
    To hand-feed (a young animal). Australia

    "1907, Barbara Baynton, Human Toll, 2007, Echo Library, page 110, ‘Ell ov a trouble t′ poddy, miss, them lambs, but Queeby used t′ poddy any Gord′s quantity’ remarked Nungi."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a pod or pods. not-comparable

    "1944, New Mexico State University Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin of the Agricultural Experiment Station, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Issues 318-329, page 88, […] the second cutting each season was allowed to become poddy, i.e., to set seed pods."

  2. 2
    Fat, corpulent.
  3. 3
    Fed by hand. Australia, not-comparable

    "One of my half-starved poddy calves was very ill, and I went out to doctor it previous to bathing and tidying myself for my finishing household duties."

Synonyms

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obesethickset

Antonyms

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gaunt

Example

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"1944, New Mexico State University Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin of the Agricultural Experiment Station, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Issues 318-329, page 88, […] the second cutting each season was allowed to become poddy, i.e., to set seed pods."

Etymology

From pod + -y.

Related phrases

poddy-dodger

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