tod
/ˈtɑd/
nounadjective
Familiar
1.n.a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
2.adj.alone and on your own
“don't just sit there on your tod”
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tod and todd are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. tod means “a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds”. todd means “Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)”. todd is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈtɑd/
1.n.a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
2.adj.alone and on your own
“don't just sit there on your tod”
/ˈtɑd/
| tod | todd | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɑd/ | /ˈtɑd/ |
| Said | tahd | tahd |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 3 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, adjective | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 2 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | Sir Alexander Robertus Todd, Lord Todd |
1.n.Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
2.n.fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers