noun
Meaning 1
A variety of Irish oyster, eaten as a delicacy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
powldoody
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/paʊlˈduːdi/
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rhymes with -uːdi
History
Etymology
From Pouldoody (name of the inner part of a creek near Corcomroe Abbey in County Clare), possibly from Irish poll Dubhda (literally “O’Dowd’s hole”).