hoddy-doddy

hoddy-doddy
\\|hädē|dädē\ noun (plural hoddy-doddies)
Etymology: probably alteration and reduplication of dodman, hodmadod
1. dialect England
b. : a snail shell
a. : a short and stout person
b.
(1) : a henpecked man

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