'Hoddy' definitions:

Definition of 'Hoddy'

From: GCIDE
  • Hoddy \Hod"dy\, n. [Prob. for hooded.] (Zool.) See Dun crow, under Dun, a. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'hoddy'

From: GCIDE
  • Dun \Dun\, a. [AS. dunn, of Celtic origin; cf. W. dwn, Ir. & Gael. donn.] Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy. [1913 Webster]
  • Summer's dun cloud comes thundering up. -- Pierpont. [1913 Webster]
  • Chill and dun Falls on the moor the brief November day. --Keble. [1913 Webster]
  • Dun crow (Zool.), the hooded crow; -- so called from its color; -- also called hoody, and hoddy.
  • Dun diver (Zool.), the goosander or merganser. [1913 Webster]