cod

English

/kɒd/, /kɑd/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A small bag or pouch.
  • (UK) A husk or integument; a pod.
  • (now) The scrotum (also in plural).
  • (obsolete) A pillow or cushion.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cod (seedpod, cod) inherited from Old English cod inherited from Proto-Germanic *kuddô derived from Proto-Indo-European *gewt- (sack, pouch).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gewt-

Gloss

sack, pouch

Concept
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