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throddy

throddy adjective: sturdy, well-built; plump.

Adjective

throddy (comparative more throddy, superlative most throddy)

  1. (Northern England, US, regional) Sturdy, well-built; plump.
    • How it would please me to get my hands on that throddy birthing body, he said.2017, Benjamin Myers, The Gallows Pole, Bloomsbury, published 2019, page 35

Forms of throddy

comparativemore throddy
superlativemost throddy

Origin of throddy

From throdden + -y.

Questions about throddy

What does throddy mean?
Throddy means sturdy, well-built; plump.
What part of speech is throddy?
Throddy is an adjective.

Words near throddy in the dictionary

  1. Throckmortons
  2. throdd
  3. throddle
  4. throddled
  5. throddling
  6. throddy
  7. throe
  8. throed
  9. throeing
  10. throes
  11. throes of passion

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