1. [n]  a detachable container of fuel on an airplane
2. [n]  a group of aquatic mammals
3. [n]  a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
4. [n]  the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
5. [v]  produce pods, of plants
6. [v]  take something out of its shell or pod, such as peas or beans

1. \-pod\ [See {Foot}.]
   A combining form or suffix from Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot; as,
   decapod, an animal having ten feet; phyllopod, an animal
   having leaflike feet; myriapod, hexapod.
   
   

2. \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. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
   
   

3. \Pod\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Podded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Podding}.]
   To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.
   
   

Not to be confused with p.o.d..

1. (Allegedly from abbreviation POD for "Prince Of Darkness") A diablo 630 (or, latterly, any letter-quality impact printer). From the dec-10 podtype program used to feed formatted text to it.

2. plain old documentation.

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