Poddy

Origin

From pod + -y.

Full definition of poddy

Adjective

1. (uncomparable) Of or pertaining to a pod or pods.
• 1944, New Mexico State University Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin of the Agricultural Experiment Station, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Issues 318-329, %22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y page 88,...the second cutting each season was allowed to become poddy, i.e., to set seed pods.
2. Fat, corpulent.
3. (uncomparable, Australia, of a young animal) Fed by hand.
• 1901, Miles Franklin, , %22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 207,One of my half-starved poddy calves was very ill, and I went out to doctor it previous to bathing and tidying myself for my finishing household duties.
• 1964, New South Wales Department of Agriculture, The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, Volume 74, %22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y page 646,Constant handling will cause mis-mothering, leading to deaths and a number of poddy lambs. Poddy lambs are slow to grow and often fail to reach marketable weight under eight months of age.
• 2008, Barry Heard, The View from Connor′s Hill, %22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y page 56,The first really positive change came about when Mum arrived home with a poddy lamb.

Noun

1. (Australia) An unbranded calf.
2. (Australia) A hand-fed calf or lamb (a young animal needing milk or milk-substitute).
• 1901, Miles Franklin, , %22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 207,I did not turn to ascertain who it might be, but trusted it was no one of importance, as the poddy and I presented rather a grotesque appearance.
• 1904, Bush Courtin′, Australian Ballads & Short Stories, 2003, Penguin, p. 268,When the milkin′ music′s ended, and the big cans stacked away,
  An′ the poddies have done drinkin′, an′ the neddies chew their hay
• 2011, Ali Lewis, Everybody Jam, %22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumbered page,She said I had to show Liz how to feed the poddies, the pigs and Buzz.
3. (Australia, Victoria) An immature mullet.

Usage notes

A poddy calf is always a hand-fed one.

Synonyms

• (unbranded calf)
• (hand-fed young animal)

Derived terms

• poddy-dodger

Verb

1. (Australia) To hand-feed (a young animal).
• 1907, Barbara Baynton, Human Toll, 2007, Echo Library, %22poddies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qc7dT_evJ4muiAfboJ2ZCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22poddy%22|%22poddies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 110,‘Ell ov a trouble t′ poddy, miss, them lambs, but Queeby used t′ poddy any Gord′s quantity’ remarked Nungi.