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/kwod/, n. Chiefly Brit. Slang.jail.Also, quad.[1690-1700; orig. uncert.]
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Quod — Quod, v. Quoth; said. See {Quoth}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Let be, quod he, it shall not be. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quod — (kw[o^]d), v. t. To put in quod, or prison; to lock up; to jug. [Slang] Kipling … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quod — (kw[o^]d), n. [For quad, abbrev. of quadrangle.] A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; hence, a prison. [Slang] Flogged or whipped in quod. T. Hughes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quod — Curieux nom aux allures latines rencontré surtout en Charente Maritime, porté également dans les Pyrénées Orientales (Corbère) au XVIIe siècle. Je n en connais pas la signification … Noms de famille
quod — prison, c.1700, a cant slang word of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
quod — [kwäd] n. [prob. var. of quad, contr. < QUADRANGLE (of a prison)] [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] prison; jail … English World dictionary
quod vi|de — «kwod VY dee», Latin. which see. Abbr: q.v. Usage See q.v. for usage note. (Cf. ↑q.v.) … Useful english dictionary
quod|dy — «KWOD ee», noun, plural dies. a double ended sailboat formerly used for fishing along the Maine coast. ╂[< (Passama) quoddy Bay, an inlet between Maine and New Brunswick] … Useful english dictionary
Quod — The word quod can refer to the following:* The Quod , a contemporary nickname for the English Quota System during the Napoleonic Wars * a quod , the main playing item in the fictional sport of Quodpot in the Harry Potter universeThe word is also… … Wikipedia
quod — pas·sa·ma·quod·dy; quod; quod·dy; quod·li·bet; quod·li·bet·ic; quod·li·bet·i·cal; quod·li·bet·i·cal·ly; … English syllables
quod — prison It was formerly spelt quad, a shortened form of quadrangle, the area in which students were confined for punishment: He has got two years now. I went to see him once in quod. (Mayhew, 1862) To quod, to send to prison, is… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
