† toddern.

Forms: 1600s 1800s todder, 1800s tother.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: tudder n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps (i) a variant of tudder n. (although this is otherwise last attested in early Middle English), or perhaps (ii) a derivative of toad n. (although this presents formal difficulties, but perhaps compare the β. forms at toad n.).

Obsolete (English regional in later use).

The spawn of a frog or toad; slimy gelatinous matter.

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the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > member of > spawn

paddock rud1508

todder1604

paddock redd1721

paddock-spewa1903

the world > matter > constitution of matter > semi-fluidity > [noun] > sliminess > slimy matter

slimea1000

slemc1450

todder1881

1604 M. Drayton Moyses ii. 38 The soile..Lies now a leystall as a common ditch, Where in their Todder loathly Paddocks breed.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 348 Toad's gender, the spawn, or gelatinous substance which incloses the eggs of toads. We also call it Toad's todder.

1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Tother,..var. pron. of ‘todder’, slime; spawn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	todder
释义	† toddern. Forms: 1600s 1800s todder, 1800s tother. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymon: tudder n. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps (i) a variant of tudder n. (although this is otherwise last attested in early Middle English), or perhaps (ii) a derivative of toad n. (although this presents formal difficulties, but perhaps compare the β. forms at toad n.). Obsolete (English regional in later use). The spawn of a frog or toad; slimy gelatinous matter. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > member of > spawn paddock rud1508 todder1604 paddock redd1721 paddock-spewa1903 the world > matter > constitution of matter > semi-fluidity > [noun] > sliminess > slimy matter slimea1000 slemc1450 todder1881 1604 M. Drayton Moyses ii. 38 The soile..Lies now a leystall as a common ditch, Where in their Todder loathly Paddocks breed. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 348 Toad's gender, the spawn, or gelatinous substance which incloses the eggs of toads. We also call it Toad's todder. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Tother,..var. pron. of ‘todder’, slime; spawn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604
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