Pod, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Podded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Podding.] To swell; to fill; also, to produce
pods.
Pod (?), n. [Probably akin to
pudding, and perhaps the same word as pad a cushion; cf.
also Dan. pude pillow, cushion, and also E. cod a husk,
pod.] 1. A bag; a pouch. [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.] Tusser.
2. (Bot.) A capsule of plant,
especially a legume; a dry dehiscent fruit. See Illust. of
Angiospermous.
3. (Zoöl.) A considerable number
of animals closely clustered together; -- said of seals.
Pod auger, or pod bit, an
auger or bit the channel of which is straight instead of
twisted.