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Todd

//tɑd// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.

    "Do I want this t-shirt with Todd H- of course I do!"

  3. 3
    A river in the Northern Territory, Australia; named for early immigrant Alice Bell Todd (wife of astronomer Charles Todd).
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A township in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A ghost town in Morgan County, Missouri; named for postmaster Jonathan Todd.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Watauga County and Ashe County, North Carolina; named for American Civil War veteran Joseph Warren Todd.
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Noun
  1. 1
    A male fox.

    "There's a lot of other bound todds here:"

  2. 2
    Clipping of toddle. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "“I’ve skipped my last train home and made my husband pick me up cos Trainline had me walking a mile in the dark on my todd from one station to another. Let alone strolling in a park in the dark!!”"

Etymology

The use of todd derives from the name Todd as a reference to Middle English tod (“fox”). The common term for a male fox, dog, could be confused for the gender-neutral term for a domesticated canine.

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