toddy ladle (todila"dl)

1. A ladle like a punch-ladle, but smaller, often of silver or silver-gilt and richly decorated.-2. A name applied to the American aloe, Agave American a, the juice of which makes pulque, a drink analogous to toddy. toddyman (tod'i-man), n.; pl. toddymen (-men). One who collects or manufactures toddy. See toddy, 1. Pop. Sci. News, XXIII. 136. toddy-palm (tod'i-päm), n. A palm which yields toddy; specifically, the jaggery-palm, Caryota urens, and the wild date-palm, Phænix sylvestris, also the palmyra and cocoanut-palms. toddy-stick (tod'i-stik), n. A stick used for mixing toddy or other drinks, and commonly tipped with a button, often roughened, for breaking loaf-sugar; a muddler. Near by was a small counter covered with tumblers and toddy -sticks. S. Judd , Margaret, i. 6. Todidæ (tō'di-dē), n. pl . [NL., Todus + -idæ .] A small family of West Indian birds, represented by the genus Todus ; the todies. They are picarian, and their nearest relatives are the kingfishers, bee-eaters, and motmots. The sternum is four-notched openly; cæca are present; the oil-gland is tufted; the carotids are two. The myological formula is the same as in Meropidæ and Momotidæ. The feet are syndactyl; the bill is long, straight, and flat, with its tomial edge finely serrate; the tail is very short. The plumage is brilliant green, carmine-red, and white. These elegant little birds are represented by about 6 species of the single genus Todus. They most nearly resemble some of the small kingfishers in general aspect and mode of life. They nest in holes in banks. The family has been much misunderstood, and misplaced in the ornithological system. See tody (with cut). todine (to'din), a. Of or pertaining to the todies or Todidæ: as, todine affinities. Tod i rostrum (to-di-ros'trum), n. [NL. (Les son, 1831), IMG:content-0515.jpg:[graphic][merged small][merged small] crafty person. Scott, Fortunes of Nigel, xxx i. [Scotch.]-2. A bugbear or ghost. Hall i well. [Prov. Eng.]