Definition of "quod" in Anglais

noun

1. (countable) A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison.

   • 1863, Punch, quoted in 1995, Seán McConville, English Local Prisons, 1860-1900: Next Only to Death, page 69, […] not the poorer classes merely, but the rich will be desirous to enjoy the mingled luxury and comfort of a gaol: and we shall hear of blasé Swells become burglars and garotters as a prelude to a prison, and, instead of taking tours for restoration of their health, recruiting it more cheaply by a residence in quod.

2. (uncountable, Australia, slang) Confinement in a prison.

   • c. 1894, Acquaintance of Norman Lindsay, quoted in 2005, James Cockington, Banned: Tales From the Bizarre History of Australian Obscenity, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, paperback →ISBN, page 7, I don′t suppose you'll get more than a couple of months′ quod for them.

verb

1. (slang, archaic) To confine in prison.

verb

1. (obsolete) Quoth.