tod
9.9
A unit of weight for wool once used in the UK equal to about 28 pounds
- noun
- /tɒd/
- Archaic
:
tod
- Records showed that each tod weighed close to 28 pounds.
Examples
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The farmer sold three tods of wool at the market.
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In the 18th century, a tod was a common measure for fleeces.
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The tod weighs more than I thought!
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A tod is quite heavy!
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In the 18th century, a tod was a common measure for fleeces sold at markets.
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Records showed that each tod of wool was approximately 28 pounds.
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The farmer carried three tods of freshly sheared wool to sell in town.
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Etymology
Tod for the wool weight comes from an old Scots and English word for a 'bundle' of fleece, and a tod was a standard package of wool of about 28 pounds, so the word became the name of that specific weight.