| 单词 | poddy dodger |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoddy dodger poddy dodger n. a person who steals unbranded calves, a cattle rustler; hence as a general term of abuse. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > stealers of animals > [noun] > of cattle > of unbranded calves poddy dodger1919 1919 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 26 Apr. 19/4 The luck of the poddy-dodgers in these parts is right out just now. 1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Aug. 46/3 Nine poddy-dodgers out of ten gets caught the same way. 1970 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 30 Aug. 3/5 His practice, as a ‘poddy~dodger’, was to steal branded cows and cleanskin calves from neighbours, then remove the calves from their mothers before they were ready. 1994 Fast Forward 26 Oct. 15 I really wish something terrible would happen to the cheating little poddy dodger. < as lemmas |
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