Dodd
/dɒd/noun
A dialectal English or Scots word meaning to lop, cut short, or make blunt, and also a hornless animal or a small rounded hill.
Did you know?In northern English and Scots usage, a “dodd” could describe an animal without horns, while the related verb meant to remove or shorten them.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
dod
“To cut off, lop, or make blunt; the precise origin is uncertain.”
15th Century
English
dodd
“A hornless animal or something shortened and blunt.”
16th Century
Scots
dodd
“To lop or crop, especially to remove horns or branches.”
17th Century
English
dodd
“A small rounded hill or rounded feature, particularly in northern dialects.”
Modern English
English
dodd
“An uncommon dialect word retained in regional dictionaries for lopping, hornlessness, or a rounded hill.”