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Hodmandod means (Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, dialectal) A snail..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, dialectal) A snail..
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.
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Hodmandod means (Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, dialectal) A snail..
Common synonyms include dodman.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But more the pity of the Gods / Extended toward these Hodmandods[.]
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