| 释义 |
▪ I. ˈdouter Now dial.
[f. dout v.]
One who or that which douts or extinguishes; an extinguisher.
1622Naworth Househ. Bks. 200 For 2 tynder boxeis and 4 dooters, xxijs. 1798T. Jefferson Let. to J. Boucher 23 Feb. (MS.), Dout, do out the candle—hence a Pair of Douters. 1828Craven Dialect, Douter, extinguisher.
▪ II. douter
obs. form of daughter. |