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hodden

hodden noun: a coarse Scottish woollen cloth.

Noun

hodden (countable and uncountable, plural hoddens)

  1. A coarse Scottish woollen cloth.

Forms of hodden

pluralhoddens
alternative Scotlandhaudin
alternative Scotlandhadden

Origin of hodden

From a dialectal form of holden, archaic past participle of hold.

Questions about hodden

What does hodden mean?
Hodden means a coarse Scottish woollen cloth.
What part of speech is hodden?
Hodden is a noun.
What is the plural of hodden?
The plural of hodden is hoddens.

Words near hodden in the dictionary

  1. hodags
  2. Hodapp
  3. Hodapps
  4. Hodas
  5. hodded
  6. hodden
  7. hoddengray
  8. hoddengrey
  9. hoddens
  10. hoddeok
  11. hoddeoks

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