poddy
Adjective
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Adjective
poddy (comparative poddier, superlative poddiest)
- (uncomparable) Of or pertaining to a pod or pods.
- 1944, New Mexico State University Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin of the Agricultural Experiment Station, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Issues 318-329, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=4etJAAAAYAAJ&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y page 88],
- […] the second cutting each season was allowed to become poddy, i.e., to set seed pods.
- 1944, New Mexico State University Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin of the Agricultural Experiment Station, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Issues 318-329, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=4etJAAAAYAAJ&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y page 88],
- Fat, corpulent.
- (uncomparable, Australia, of a young animal) Fed by hand.
- 1901, Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hJYuByJWg44C&pg=PA207&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 207],
- One of my half-starved poddy calves was very ill, and I went out to doctor it previous to bathing and tidying myself for my finishing household duties.
- 1964, New South Wales Department of Agriculture, The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, Volume 74, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=k4gsAQAAIAAJ&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y page 646],
- Constant handling will cause mis-mothering, leading to deaths and a number of poddy lambs. Poddy lambs are slow to grow and often fail to reach marketable weight under eight months of age.
- 2008, Barry Heard, The View from Connor′s Hill, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=o2J3AAAAMAAJ&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y page 56],
- The first really positive change came about when Mum arrived home with a poddy lamb.
- 1901, Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hJYuByJWg44C&pg=PA207&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 207],
poddy (plural poddies)
- (Australia) An unbranded calf.
- (Australia) A hand-fed calf or lamb (a young animal needing milk or milk-substitute).
- 1901, Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hJYuByJWg44C&pg=PA207&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 207],
- I did not turn to ascertain who it might be, but trusted it was no one of importance, as the poddy and I presented rather a grotesque appearance.
- 1904, Bush Courtin′, Australian Ballads & Short Stories, 2003, Penguin, p. 268,
- When the milkin′ music′s ended, and the big cans stacked away, / An′ the poddies have done drinkin′, an′ the neddies chew their hay
- 2011, Ali Lewis, Everybody Jam, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=DFaG9qShP9EC&pg=PT27&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumbered page],
- She said I had to show Liz how to feed the poddies, the pigs and Buzz.
- 1901, Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hJYuByJWg44C&pg=PA207&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 207],
- (Australia, Victoria) An immature mullet.
- (unbranded calf)
- (hand-fed young animal)
poddy (poddies, present participle poddying; past and past participle poddied)
- (Australia) To hand-feed (a young animal).
- 1907, Barbara Baynton, Human Toll, 2007, Echo Library, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MNIPl4GJ2W0C&pg=PA110&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 110],
- ‘Ell ov a trouble t′ poddy, miss, them lambs, but Queeby used t′ poddy any Gord′s quantity’ remarked Nungi.
- 1907, Barbara Baynton, Human Toll, 2007, Echo Library, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MNIPl4GJ2W0C&pg=PA110&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 110],
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