Todd

[ tod ]

noun
  1. Alexander Ro·ber·tus [roh-bur-tuhs] /roʊˈbɜr təs/ Baron of Trumpington, 1907–97, Scottish chemist: Nobel Prize 1957.

  2. David, 1855–1939, U.S. astronomer and teacher.

  1. a male given name.

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How to use Todd in a sentence

  • Todds first, by the courtesy of Ines, whose decorous control of his legs at a weighty moment was rightly read by his party.

  • Ben Todds was shuffled aside; as one of their Londoners, destitute of county savour.

  • Yes, I recall the wormwood, which is always a planted herb, so there must have been folks there before the Todds' day.

  • She knew that what she was about to do was rather absurd, but she had the blood of the Todds warm at her heart.

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  • Ben Todds was ostentatiously deliberate: his party said he was no dancing-master.

British Dictionary definitions for Todd

Todd

/ (tɒd) /


noun
  1. Baron Alexander Robertus . 1907–97, Scottish chemist, noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids: Nobel prize for chemistry 1957

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