the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
"After the National Security Act was passed, Congress established the Department of Defense as the central agency to oversee all military branches and coordinate defense strategy."
Initialism of Date of Death.
"The doctor examined the hard, painful lump on his shoulder and determined it was a cancerous dod."
sulk, huff
lump
In plain English: A dod is like a small, round ball of stuff.
"She felt a small dod of clay in her palm."
Usage: Dod (noun) refers to a small, round lump, often of softened food like bread or dough. Think of offering a child a "dod" of mashed potatoes or shaping a "dod" of clay.
to cut off, as wool from sheep's tails; to lop or clip off
"The shearer used a sharp knife to dod the thick fleece from the sheep's tails before washing them."
In plain English: Dod means to quickly snip or trim something short.
"The farmer carefully dodded the sheep before shearing them."
Usage: Dod (verb) means to quickly snip or cut off something, most traditionally referring to shearing wool from a sheep's tail. Use it when describing a swift, precise cutting action, often in an agricultural context.
Alternative form of DOD
"This document refers to the Defense Department, often abbreviated as dod in informal correspondence."
The word dod comes from the Irish language, where it originally meant sullenness or anger. It entered English with that same core sense of ill humor or grumpiness.