todd

n. to be by yourself, without anyone else.

n. used in the phrase 'on one's todd' to mean alone or solitary. Derived from the Cockney rhyming slang 'Tod Sloan' (a famous jockey) for 'alone'.

“I didn't want to go to the cinema on my todd, so I asked a friend to come.”

“He spent the entire weekend on his todd in the countryside, seeking a brief respite from the relentless noise of the city.”

British English · Informal

n. an old or informal word for a male fox.

n. a dialectal or informal term for a fox, specifically a male one. Primarily found in Northern English and Scottish contexts.

“The farmer spotted a clever todd creeping near the chicken coop at night.”

“The hounds lost the scent when the wily todd doubled back through the stream, demonstrating the cunning for which the species is known.”

Dialect · Informal