powldoody

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/paʊlˈduːdi/

noun

A variety of Irish oyster, eaten as a delicacy.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounpowldoody (plural powldoodies)

plural powldoodies · alternative pouldoody · alternative pouldowdy · alternative powldowdy

  1. rareA variety of Irish oyster, eaten as a delicacy.

Origin

  1. Irishpoll Dubhda
  2. Englishpowldoody

From Pouldoody (name of the inner part of a creek near Corcomroe Abbey in County Clare), possibly from Irish poll Dubhda (literally “O’Dowd’s hole”).

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APA

powldoody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powldoody

MLA

“powldoody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powldoody. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powldoody,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powldoody.

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