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hodder

hodder noun: a coal miner who hauls hods from the workface.

Noun

hodder (plural hodders)

  1. (obsolete) A coal miner who hauls hods from the workface

Proper noun capitalized: Hodder

Hodder

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation, for the trade name hodder
  2. A river in Lancashire, England, tributary to the Ribble.

Forms of hodder

pluralhodders

Origin of hodder

From hod + -er.

(surname): From Middle English occupational name for a maker of hoods, from Old English hod (“hood”), from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz. :(river): From Brythonic, said to mean "pleasant water," with the second element from Proto-Brythonic *duβr. The first element is uncertain, but compare Welsh hawdd (“easy, prosperous, pleasant”).

Questions about hodder

What does hodder mean?
Hodder means a coal miner who hauls hods from the workface.
What part of speech is hodder?
Hodder can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of hodder?
The plural of hodder is hodders.

Words near hodder in the dictionary

  1. hoddengray
  2. hoddengrey
  3. hoddens
  4. hoddeok
  5. hoddeoks
  6. hodder
  7. hodders
  8. Hoddesdon
  9. Hoddeson
  10. Hoddesons
  11. hoddie

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