Codding

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Codding \Cod"ding\, a.
     Lustful. [Obs.] --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  codding
       See {cod}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cod
       adj : payment due by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call";
             "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: {collect}]
       n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds
            themselves) [syn: {pod}, {seedcase}]
       2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish;
          usually baked or poached [syn: {codfish}]
       3: major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn: {codfish}]
       adv : collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package
             C.O.D." [syn: {C.O.D.}, {cash on delivery}]
       v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
            everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang},
             {befool}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put one over},
            {put one across}]
       2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
          teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
          failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
          jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {tantalize},
           {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]
       [also: {codding}, {codded}]