pode

P3O1D2E1

noun

Toad.

“By God ye be a pretty pode […]”

OriginMiddle English pode →
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Meanings

nounpode (plural podes)

plural podes

  1. obsoleteToad.

    By God ye be a pretty pode […]

  2. ScotlandA contemptible person; a vile, venomous, or loathsome individual.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishpade
  2. Middle Englishpode
  3. Englishpode

From Middle English pode, pod, podde (“toad”), from a merger of Middle English pade, padde (“toad”) + tode (“toad”), equivalent to a blend of pad + toad.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

pode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pode

MLA

“pode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pode.

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