powldoody
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Pouldoody (name of the inner part of a creek near Corcomroe Abbey in County Clare), possibly from Irish poll Dubhda (literally “O’Dowd’s hole”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpowldoody (plural powldoodies)
References
edit- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Powldoody”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1215, column 3.