Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A snail; a dodman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
dodman .
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- noun obsolete A
snail .
Etymologies
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Compare dodman.
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bilby commented on the word hodmandod
"Hodmandods - Snails in their shells."
- Francis Grose, 'The Vulgar Tongue'.
September 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word hodmandod
Oh, but it is listed! See hodmandods.
September 8, 2008
mollusque commented on the word hodmandod
Also, any strange creature, a scarecrow (OED2). See dodman.
September 9, 2008
silas commented on the word hodmandod
"A strange person; a scarecrow."
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Syn. - Dodman
A snail; a snail shell; any shellfish which casts its shell (e.g. the lobster).
~ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Dodman ~
September 18, 2009