Shod"dy (?), n. [Perhaps fr.
Shed, v. t.; as meaning originally, waste
stuff shedor thrown off.] 1. A fibrous
material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen
goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo.
2. A fabric of inferior quality made of, or
containing a large amount of, shoddy.
&fist; The great quantity of shoddy goods furnished as army
supplies in the late Civil War in the United States gave wide currency
to the word, and it came to be applied to persons who pretend to a
higher position in society than that to which their breeding or worth
entitles them.
Shod"dy, a. Made wholly or in part
of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy
blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as,
shoddy aristocracy.
Shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a
factitious pride.
Compton Reade.
Shod"dy (?), n. [Perh. akin to
Shed, v. t.; as meaning originally, waste
stuff shed or thrown off; cf. dial. shod to shed, and E.
Shed a parting, separation, Shode a parting.]
Fluffy, fibrous waste from wool carding, worsted spinning, or
weaving of woolens.
Shod"dy (?), n. [Perhaps fr.
Shed, v. t.; as meaning originally, waste
stuff shedor thrown off.] 1. A fibrous
material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen
goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo.
2. A fabric of inferior quality made of, or
containing a large amount of, shoddy.
&fist; The great quantity of shoddy goods furnished as army
supplies in the late Civil War in the United States gave wide currency
to the word, and it came to be applied to persons who pretend to a
higher position in society than that to which their breeding or worth
entitles them.
Shod"dy, a. Made wholly or in part
of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy
blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as,
shoddy aristocracy.
Shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a
factitious pride.
Compton Reade.
Shod"dy (?), n. [Perh. akin to
Shed, v. t.; as meaning originally, waste
stuff shed or thrown off; cf. dial. shod to shed, and E.
Shed a parting, separation, Shode a parting.]
Fluffy, fibrous waste from wool carding, worsted spinning, or
weaving of woolens.