† doddardn.

Etymology: apparently < dod v.¹ to poll (trees) + -ard suffix; the formation being parallel to poll-ard : compare doddle n.¹, dodderel n. in same sense. But it may have been merely a modification of dottard , dotard adj.² and n.² (found earlier in same sense) with fanciful assimilation to dod v.¹ and its derivatives: see doddered adj.

Obsolete. rare.

A tree that has lost its head of branches by decay. In quot. 1693 attributive = dotard adj.²

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by quality or health > [adjective] > decayed or dead

doted1466

dotard1585

doting1593

rampike1593

doddle1601

doddered1684

doddard1693

rampiked1790

1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius Satires v. 63 Another shakes the Bed..Till..Chalk is in his crippled Fingers found; Rots like a Doddard Oke, and piecemeal falls to ground.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	doddard
释义	† doddardn. Etymology: apparently < dod v.¹ to poll (trees) + -ard suffix; the formation being parallel to poll-ard : compare doddle n.¹, dodderel n. in same sense. But it may have been merely a modification of dottard , dotard adj.² and n.² (found earlier in same sense) with fanciful assimilation to dod v.¹ and its derivatives: see doddered adj. Obsolete. rare. A tree that has lost its head of branches by decay. In quot. 1693 attributive = dotard adj.² ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by quality or health > [adjective] > decayed or dead doted1466 dotard1585 doting1593 rampike1593 doddle1601 doddered1684 doddard1693 rampiked1790 1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius Satires v. 63 Another shakes the Bed..Till..Chalk is in his crippled Fingers found; Rots like a Doddard Oke, and piecemeal falls to ground. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1693
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