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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pod1
▶noun
  • 1 an elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant such as the pea, splitting open on both sides when ripe.
  • 2 a self-contained or detachable unit on an aircraft or spacecraft.
  • 3 the egg case of a locust.
  • 4 Geology a body of rock or sediment whose length greatly exceeds its other dimensions.
  • 5 a narrow-necked purse net for catching eels.
▶verb (pods, podding, podded)
  • 1 (of a plant) bear or form pods.
  • 2 remove (peas or beans) from their pods prior to cooking.
– phrases
in pod informal, dated pregnant.
– origin C17: back-form. from dial. podware, podder ‘field crops’, of unknown origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pod2
▶noun a small herd or school of marine animals, especially whales.
– origin C19 (orig. US): of unknown origin.



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