Pud

Pud

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pud"

English

Etymology

Probably short for pudding, a term of affection.

Proper noun

Pud

  1. A unisex nickname.
    • 1791 October 27th, a letter from E. T. to Pud, publi#* shed in Memoirs of the Life of Mrs. Sumbel, Late [Mary] Wells [...] written by herself, volume 1 (1811):
      My dearest Pud, [...]
    • 1906, Clarence Young, The Motor Boys Overland:
      "Now take me to Pud Stoneham," said the sheriff to Jerry. "I've been lookin' for him for 'most a month. He's wanted for a dozen crimes."

Anagrams

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Russian пуд (pud).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /puːt/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Pud n (strong, genitive Puds or Pud, plural Pud)

    1. (historical) pood (obsolete Russian unit of mass)
      • 1913 [1878], chapter 13, in Hermann Röhl, transl., Anna Karenina[1], translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 2:
        Nur das Gehen auf dem Acker ist noch schauderhaft! Ein Pud Ackerboden schleppt man an jedem Schuh mit.
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    Declension

    Further reading

    • Pud” in Duden online
    • Pud”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)