"pode" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: podes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English pode, pod, podde (“toad”), from a merger of Middle English pade, padde (“toad”) + tode (“toad”), equivalent to a blend of pad + toad. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pode}} Middle English pode, {{der|en|enm|pade}} Middle English pade, {{blend|en|pad|toad|nocap=1}} blend of pad + toad Head templates: {{en-noun}} pode (plural podes)
  1. (obsolete) Toad. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-pode-en-noun-Yjwy0QGc
  2. (Scotland) A contemptible person; a vile, venomous, or loathsome individual. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-pode-en-noun-mks9zlku Categories (other): Scottish English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Anurans Disambiguation of English blends: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Anurans: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pad, paddock, shellpad
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