Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gatherer of cods or peas; especially, a woman who gathers peas for the London market.
- noun A person engaged in fishing for cod; a vessel used in fishing for cod.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Obs. or Prov. A gatherer of cods or peas.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
gatherer ofcods orpeas . - noun obsolete, late 16th century A saddler or leatherworker.
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Examples
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Cape codder, you would know better than me, Ive only been there once in a decade, and then only off season.
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Cape codder, you would know better than me, Ive only been there once in a decade, and then only off season.
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Harvey Wallbangers and cranberries cape codder, cosmos.
The Swell Dressed Party Cynthia Rowley 2005
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Harvey Wallbangers and cranberries cape codder, cosmos.
The Swell Dressed Party Cynthia Rowley 2005
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That five thousand dollar codder up there seemed like own folks, pretty nigh.
Cap'n Warren's Wards Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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