For occasion . . . 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.