English-Thai Dictionary

noddy

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NODDY

n. 1. A simpleton; a fool.
2. A fowl of the genus Sterna, very simple and easily taken.
3. A game at cards.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NODDY

Nod "dy, n.; pl. Noddies. Etym: [Prob. fr. nod to incline the head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness. ]

 

1. A simpleton; a fool. L'Estrange.

 

2. (Zoöl.) (a ) Any tern of the genus Anous, as A. stolidus. (b ) The arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis ). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds.

 

3. An old game at cards. Halliwell.

 

4. A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle.

 

5. An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

noddy

nod dy |ˈnädē ˈnɑdi | ▶noun ( pl. noddies ) 1 dated a silly or foolish person (esp. as a general term of abuse ). [perhaps from the verb nod + -y 1 . ] 2 a tropical tern with mainly dark-colored plumage. [perhaps from the nodding behavior of the birds during courtship. ] [Genera Anous and Procelsterna, family Sternidae (or Laridae ): four species. ]

 

Noddy

Noddy |ˈnɒdi | a character in the writings of Enid Blyton, a toy figure of a boy whose head is fixed in such a way that he has to nod when he speaks.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Noddy

Noddy |ˈnɒdi | a character in the writings of Enid Blyton, a toy figure of a boy whose head is fixed in such a way that he has to nod when he speaks.

 

noddy

noddy |ˈnɒdi | ▶noun ( pl. noddies ) 1 dated a foolish person. 2 a tropical tern with mainly dark-coloured plumage. [perhaps from the nodding behaviour of the birds during courtship. ] ●Genera Anous and Procelsterna, family Sternidae (or Laridae ): four species. 3 informal a brief shot in a filmed interview in which the interviewer nods in agreement or acknowledgement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

noddy

nod dy /nɑ́di |nɔ́di /名詞 複 -dies C ｟くだけて やや古 ｠1 ばか, まぬけ .2 〘鳥 〙(クロ )アジサシ 〘熱帯の海鳥 〙.