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🦊 A young fox ⚖️ A weight unit
tod

tod

1 9.9
An old local word for a young male deer or a fox cub
  • noun
  • /tɒd/
  • Archaic
: tod
  • Look at that tod playing in the field.

Examples

  • In old stories, a clever tod often outsmarts the hounds.

  • The villagers believed seeing a tod at dawn was a sign of good luck.

  • The hunter spotted a tod moving quietly through the underbrush.

  • The tod darted quickly into the bushes.

  • The forest was alive with the sounds of a young tod rushing through the underbrush.

  • As the sun set, we spotted a playful tod out in the open field.

  • The wildlife documentary featured a family of foxes, including a cute little tod chasing after its siblings.

Synonyms

fawn
vstod
11 1.8

A young deer less than one year old

refers specifically to a young male deer or to a fox cub

Idioms

on your tod
  • UK
1 9.9

Alone with no one to help you

on one's tod
  • UK
9.9

Alone without other people

Surface Forms

tod singular
tods plural

Etymology

Tod for an animal comes from an old word meaning 'fox' and is the same source as the surname Todd, so thinking of the name Todd can help you remember that a tod is a fox-like animal used in old regional speech (sometimes for a young male deer or a fox cub).