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Rood vs Cood - What's the difference?

rood | cood |

As a noun rood

is dog (ie male dog or he-dog).

As a verb cood is

.

rood

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A crucifix, cross.
  • * act III scene 4
    • Have you forgot me?
    No, by the rood , not so.
  • A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) A measure of five and a half yards in length.

    • Synonyms

    * (quarter of an acre) farthingdale

    Derived terms

    * rood beam * rood loft * rood screen

    Anagrams

    * ----

    cood

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • *{{quote-book, year=1894, author=Kate Douglas Wiggin, title=Timothy's Quest, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Dere Miss vilder and sermanthy. i herd you say i cood not stay here enny longer and other peeple sed nobuddy wood have me and what you sed about the home but as i do not like homes i am going to run away if its all the same to you. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1780, author=Robert Burns, title=Poems And Songs Of Robert Burns, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=But now the supper crowns their simple board, The halesome parritch, chief of Scotia's food; The sowp their only hawkie does afford, That, 'yont the hallan snugly chows her cood : The dame brings forth, in complimental mood, To grace the lad, her weel-hain'd kebbuck, fell; And aft he's prest, and aft he ca's it guid: The frugal wifie, garrulous, will tell How t'was a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell. }}