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▪ I. † tode, n.1 Obs.
Also 7 toad, (tod).
[Origin obscure: no similar term is known in Dutch; but cf. Groningsche dialect todden to drag, tug, tow, todde, tod, as much as one can carry, burden, load (Molema); also Guelderland and Overyssel dial. (Gallée) todden to drag.]
More fully tode-boat: A small Dutch fishing-vessel.
c1600J. Keymer Dutch Fishing (1664) 2 The Hollanders have above 4100 fishing Ships and Vessels, whereof 100 Doggerbotes, 700 Pinks and Wellbotes, 700 Strandbotes, 400 Evers, and 400 Galliotts, Drivers and Todbotes, and 1200 Busses. 1614T. Gentleman Eng. Way to Wealth 14 Vessels of diuers fashions..go..onely for Herrings.., Sword-pinks, Flat-bottomes, Holland-toads, Crab-skuits, and Yeuers. 1616Capt. Smith Descr. New Eng. 12 The poore Hollanders..hauing 2 or 3000 Busses, Flat bottomes, Sword pinks, Todes, and such like. 1620― New Eng. Trials Wks. (Arb.) 239, 3600 [vessels] are fishermen, whereof 100 are Dogers..700 frand botes, 400 Enaces, 400 Galbotes, Britters and Todebotes, with 1300 Busses.
▪ II. tode, n.2 U.S.|təʊd|
[Origin obscure; but cf. LG. todden to drag, in prec.]
A rude sledge used in hauling logs, consisting of a tree-fork with a cross-piece on which the balk rests. Hence tode v. trans. and intr. to haul (logs) with a tode.
1895in Funk's Standard Dict. 1911in Webster.
▪ III. tode
obs. form of toad. |