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. . turneth a bald noddle, after
she hath presented her locks in front, and no hold
taken. Bacon.

Nod"dy (?), n.; pl.
Noddies (#). [Prob. fr. nod to incline the
head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness.] 1.
A simpleton; a fool. L'Estrange.

2. (Zoöl.) (a)
Any tern of the genus Anous, as A. stolidus.
(b) The arctic fulmar (Fulmarus
glacialis). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds.

3. An old game at cards.
Halliwell.

4. A small two-wheeled one-horse
vehicle.

5. An inverted pendulum consisting of a short
vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; --
used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a
body to which it is attached.

Node (?), n. [L. nodus; perh.
akin to E. knot. Cf. Noose, Nowed.]
1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a
swelling.

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