The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Toady \Toad"y\, n.; pl. Toadies. [Shortened from toadeater.]
   1. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant.
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            Before I had been standing at the window five
            minutes, they somehow conveyed to me that they were
            all toadies and humbugs.              --Dickens.
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   2. A coarse, rustic woman. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Toady \Toad"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toadied; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Toadying.]
   To fawn upon with mean sycophancy.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

toady
    n 1: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a
         personal advantage [syn: sycophant, toady, crawler,
         lackey, ass-kisser]
    v 1: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always
         kowtowing to his boss" [syn: fawn, toady, truckle,
         bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up]