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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. the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by quality or health > [adjective] > decayed or dead 1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius 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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- to cast water
- to cast, chase, drive, hunt, scare, etc a person out of house and home
- to cast, chase, drive, hunt, scare, etc out of house and home
- to cast, erect, set a figure
- to cast, fet, fetch, go, take a compass
- to cast, fling, etc an old shoe after
- to cast, fling, etc an old shoe after a person
- to cast, heave the lead
- to cast, lay a scheme
- to cast, put, or throw the stone
- to cast, put, throw a slur on or upon
- to cast, put, throw a slur on or upon a person
- to cast, put, throw a slur on or upon a thing
- to cast, put, throw etc a slur on or upon
- to cast, put, throw etc a slur on or upon a person
- to cast, put, throw etc a slur on or upon a thing
- to cast, take up, throw down the glove
- to cast, take up, throw the glove
- to cast, throw into the shade
- to cast, throw, or fling dirt
- to cat and fish
- to catch a a sight of
- to catch a a view of
- to catch a chill
- to catch a cold
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