资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pod \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.