Hodmandod
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hodmandod is a noun meaning (Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, dialectal) A snail.
Meaning
(Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, dialectal) A snail.
More Meanings
- (Norfolk, dialectal, obsolete) A hedgehog.
Example Sentences
But more the pity of the Gods / Extended toward these Hodmandods[.]
The Creatures that caſt their Skin are, the Snake, the Viper, the Grashopper, the Lizard, the Silk-worm, &c. Thoſe that caſt their Shell are, the Lobſter, the Crab, the Cra-fish, the Hodmandod or Dodman, the Tortoise, &c. The old Skins are found, but the old Shells never: So as it is like they ſcale off, and crumble away by degrees.
Word Forms
- hodmandods
- hodmadod
- hodmedod
- hodneydod
Synonyms for hodmandod
Depending on context, synonyms include dodman.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hodmadod, hodaddy, hodge, hordock, hodder, hardock.
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