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Pod vs Pud - What's the difference?

pod | pud |

As nouns the difference between pod and pud

is that pod is a seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers while pud is pudding (either sweet or savoury).

As a verb pod

is to bear or produce pods.

As an initialism POD

is print on demand.

pod

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) *.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) a seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers)
  • a small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A bag; a pouch.
    • (Tusser)
    Derived terms
    * peapod * seedpod
    Synonyms
    * (sense) capsule, case, container, hull, husk, shell, vessel

    Verb

    (podd)
  • To bear or produce pods
  • To remove peas from their case.
  • To swell or fill.

    • Etymology 2

    From a special use of Etymology 1. See above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of whales]], dolphins, seals, porpoises or [[hippopotamus, hippopotami.
    • Synonyms
    gam

    Anagrams

    * English collective nouns English terms with multiple etymologies ----

    pud

    English

    Etymology 1

    Clipped form of pudding.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) Pudding (either sweet or savoury).
  • (slang) Penis.
  • * 1982 , (TC Boyle), Water Music , Penguin 2006, p. 387:
    • Standing there, half-awake, pud in hand, he feels washed out and hungover, though he hasn't touched a drop in weeks.
    Derived terms
    * pudknocker

    Etymology 2

    Origin unknown.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) Child's hand; child's fist.
    • (Lamb)

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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