quod
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quod¹
- /kwɑd/ US
- /kwɒd/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒd
Where it comes from
Abbreviation of quadrangle; originally (17th century) referring to the quadrangles of Newgate Prison, London.
noun quods · quad
- A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison. 1863, Punch, quoted in 1995, Seán McConville, English Local Prisons, 1860-1900: Next Only to Death, page 69, […] not the poorer classes merely, but the rich will be desirous to enjoy the mingled luxury and comfort of a gaol: and we shall hear of blasé Swells become burglars and garotters as a prelud
- Confinement in a prison. c. 1894, Acquaintance of Norman Lindsay, quoted in 2005, James Cockington, Banned: Tales From the Bizarre History of Australian Obscenity, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, paperback →ISBN, page 7, I don′t suppose you'll get more than a couple of months′ quod for them.
verb quods · quodding · quodded
- To confine in prison. An intelligent costermonger, who was with me when I saw the two brothers, told me that “a costermonger would rather be thought to have come out of prison than out of a workhouse,” for his “mates” would say, if they heard he had been locked up, “O, he’s only been quodded for pitching into a crusher.”
quod²
- /kwɑd/ US
- /kwɒd/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒd
verb
- Quoth. “Why,” quod her friend, “would ye not willingly have gone with your company, if God should so have suffered it?”
Translations
Talk about this word "quod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quod. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. quod. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quod "quod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quod.Cite this
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title = {quod},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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