dottlen.²

Brit.

/ˈdɒtl/, U.S.

/ˈdɑd(ə)l/, Scottish English

/ˈdɔt(ə)l/, Irish English

/ˈdɑt(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English dotell, late Middle English dotelle, late Middle English 1800s dottel, 1800s dottle; Scottish 1700s– dottle, 1800s dottal, 1800s dottel; English regional (chiefly northern) 1800s doddle, 1800s dottel, 1800s dottul.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dot n.¹, -le suffix.

Etymology: Apparently < dot n.¹ + -le suffix.With sense 1a compare earlier dossil n. With sense 2 compare post-classical Latin dotella (14th cent. in the source translated in quot. ?a1450), which may itself show a borrowing < English (and hence may suggest even earlier currency of the English word). Perhaps compare also earlier dit v.

a. A plug used to stop up a vessel; a stopper. Cf. dossil n. Now Scottish and Irish English (northern). rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > closure for a vessel, tube, etc. > spigot

dossil1297

spigot1383

spicket14..

tap-staff14..

faucetc1430

dottle1440

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tapon1543

forcehead1598

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vent-peg1707

pale1726

spile-pega1825

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 127 Dotelle, stoppynge of a vesselle [1499 Pynson dossell, a1500 BL Add. 37789 dottel], ducillus, ductildus.

1736 J. Dunbar Smegmatalogia 13 You must have a Tub, with a small Hole in the Bottom of it, wherein you must put a Cork or Dottle in the under End.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 104/1 Dottle, a plug, a stopper.

b. Originally Scottish. The plug of ash or half-burnt tobacco remaining in the bottom of a pipe after smoking. Also as a mass noun.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > pipe > quantity smoked in > ash remaining

dottle1825

pipe-lees1860

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Dottle, the refuse of a pipe of tobacco, which is left at the bottom of the pipe.

1834 Scotsman 15 Oct. A ‘dottle’ of tobacco has attracted the young esculent to its singular situation.

1894 A. Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes 214 His before-breakfast pipe, which was composed of all the plugs and dottels left from his smokes of the day before.

1970 J. McPhee Crofter & Laird 132 He cleans his pipe and spills dottle all over his waistcoat.

2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 37 I fiddle and scrape and poke for a while, banging out the dottle from my previous pipeful into an ashtray.

†2. A small lump or plug of flesh. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

?a1450 in J. Norri Dict. Med. Vocab. in Eng. (2016) 314/1 Þe good flessch myghte not growe vnderneþe for þer was a dotell [L. dotellam] þat was in þe myddell þerof.

3. Originally and chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern). Something small, esp. the droppings of a small animal; a small amount of something; a jot, a whit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > the smallest amount > a jot

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grotc888

prickleOE

prickOE

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hooter1839

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filament1868

hoot1878

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Dottle, a small particle.

1892 Ballymena Observer in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1900) II. 131/2 The dropping of some of the smaller domestic animals would be called a dottle.

1928 in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. 161/3 A dinna care a dottle.

1949 in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. 161/3 Put a wee dottle of icing on the cake.

2005 D. Lambdin What lies Buried iv. 26 Livesey's glass contained a mere dottle of his first pouring in the bottom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

dottleadj.n.¹

Brit.

/ˈdɒtl/, U.S.

/ˈdɑd(ə)l/, Scottish English

/ˈdɔtl/

Forms: Middle English–1500s dotel; Scottish 1700s– dottle; English regional 1900s– dottle.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dote v.¹, -le suffix.

Etymology: < dote v.¹ + -le suffix. Compare earlier dote n.¹, and also dotard n.¹ With use as adjective compare dottled adj., and also dotard adj.¹, doted adj.¹, doting adj.¹

A. adj. Chiefly Scottish after Middle English.

Lacking sense or judgement; foolish; crazy; (also) having one's mental faculties impaired in old age. Cf. dottled adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective]

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unwisec825

redelessOE

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daftlikec1175

witlessc1175

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cangun?c1225

egedec1225

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follyc1380

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dottlec1390

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dotyc1450

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momish1546

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follifulc1550

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unsensiblea1586

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featlessc1598

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inept1604

simple1604

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unsage1608

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Gotham1621

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goosy1811

spoony1813

niddle-noddle1821

gumptionless1823

daftish1825

anserous1826

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spoonish1833

cheese-headed1836

dotty1860

fool-fool1868

noodly1870

dilly1873

gormless1883

daffy1884

monkey-doodle1886

mosy1887

jay1891

pithecanthropic1897

peanut-headed1906

dinlo1907

boob1911

goofy1921

ding-a-ling1935

jerky1944

jerk1947

jerkish1948

pointy-headed1950

doofus1967

twitty1967

twittish1969

nerkish1975

numpty1992

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective]

sickc1340

dottlec1390

doting1489

dotish1509

feeble-minded1534

weak-brained1535

silly1568

fondish1579

lean-witted1597

soft1621

weaka1661

touched1697

muzzy-headed1798

defective1825

wanting1839

half-baked1842

dotty1860

knock-kneed1865

lean-minded1867

doddering1871

weak-minded1883

ninepence in the shilling1889

barmy1892

drippy1952

dipshit1968

c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 146 In scorn heo..seide: ‘þou fol, þou dotel ffrere, What chaffest þou and chaterest þus here?’

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Dottle, in a state of dotage.

1820 St. Kathleen III. 162 ‘Hoot, ye dottle man,’ returned his wife in an audible whisper, ‘dinna be scaldin' like a tinkler.’

1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xix. 180 Did I no tell ye? I'm ga'en dottle, I think.

a1943 W. Soutar Poems (1988) 175 Or lang I'd süne be düne an' dottle.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 82/2 She went a' dottle when she war owd, she did.

B. n.¹ Scottish and English regional in later use.

A foolish or stupid person; (also) an elderly person whose mental faculties are impaired.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > [noun]

asseOE

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Tom Cony1699

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butt-head1896

pinhead1896

cheesehead1900

nyamps1900

box head1902

bonehead1903

chickenhead1903

thickwit1904

cluck1906

boob1907

John1908

mooch1910

nitwit1910

dikkop1913

goop1914

goofus1916

rumdum1916

bone dome1917

moron1917

oik1917

jabroni1919

dumb-bell1920

knob1920

goon1921

dimwit1922

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stone jug1923

dingleberry1924

gimp1924

bird brain1926

jughead1926

cloth-head1927

dumb1928

gazook1928

mouldwarp1928

ding-dong1929

stupido1929

mook1930

sparrow-brain1930

knobhead1931

dip1932

drip1932

epsilon1932

bohunkus1933

Nimrod1933

dumbass1934

zombie1936

pea-brain1938

knot-head1940

schlump1941

jarhead1942

Joe Soap1943

knuckle-head1944

nong1944

lame-brain1945

gobshite1946

rock-head1947

potato head1948

jerko1949

turkey1951

momo1953

poop-head1955

a right one1958

bam1959

nong-nong1959

dickhead1960

dumbo1960

Herbert1960

lamer1961

bampot1962

dipshit1963

bamstick1965

doofus1965

dick1966

pillock1967

zipperhead1967

dipstick1968

thickie1968

poephol1969

yo-yo1970

doof1971

cockhead1972

nully1973

thicko1976

wazzock1976

motorhead1979

mouth-breather1979

no-brainer1979

jerkwad1980

woodentop1981

dickwad1983

dough ball1983

dickweed1984

bawheid1985

numpty1985

jerkweed1988

dick-sucker1989

knob-end1989

Muppet1989

dingus1997

dicksack1999

eight ball-

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1517 Þen þe dotel on dece drank.

1563 Burnynge Paules Church sig. Mii^v A dronken dotel.

a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Mem. (1883) I. 283 ‘Poor bit dottle,’ what a history and tragedy in small!

1894 J. Menzies Our Town viii. 85 So this is the explanation o' your veesits to the auld dottle.

2002 W. Graham Bella Poldark ii. ii. 163 If there were any dottle still thinking to see the funny side they could go jump off the cliff.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dottle
释义	dottlen.² Brit. /ˈdɒtl/, U.S. /ˈdɑd(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈdɔt(ə)l/, Irish English /ˈdɑt(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English dotell, late Middle English dotelle, late Middle English 1800s dottel, 1800s dottle; Scottish 1700s– dottle, 1800s dottal, 1800s dottel; English regional (chiefly northern) 1800s doddle, 1800s dottel, 1800s dottul. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dot n.¹, -le suffix. Etymology: Apparently < dot n.¹ + -le suffix.With sense 1a compare earlier dossil n. With sense 2 compare post-classical Latin dotella (14th cent. in the source translated in quot. ?a1450), which may itself show a borrowing < English (and hence may suggest even earlier currency of the English word). Perhaps compare also earlier dit v. 1. a. A plug used to stop up a vessel; a stopper. Cf. dossil n. Now Scottish and Irish English (northern). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > closure for a vessel, tube, etc. > spigot dossil1297 spigot1383 spicket14.. tap-staff14.. faucetc1430 dottle1440 tap-tree1483 tapon1543 forcehead1598 spiddock1629 spile1707 vent-peg1707 pale1726 spile-pega1825 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 127 Dotelle, stoppynge of a vesselle [1499 Pynson dossell, a1500 BL Add. 37789 dottel], ducillus, ductildus. 1736 J. Dunbar Smegmatalogia 13 You must have a Tub, with a small Hole in the Bottom of it, wherein you must put a Cork or Dottle in the under End. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 104/1 Dottle, a plug, a stopper. b. Originally Scottish. The plug of ash or half-burnt tobacco remaining in the bottom of a pipe after smoking. Also as a mass noun. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > pipe > quantity smoked in > ash remaining dottle1825 pipe-lees1860 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Dottle, the refuse of a pipe of tobacco, which is left at the bottom of the pipe. 1834 Scotsman 15 Oct. A ‘dottle’ of tobacco has attracted the young esculent to its singular situation. 1894 A. Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes 214 His before-breakfast pipe, which was composed of all the plugs and dottels left from his smokes of the day before. 1970 J. McPhee Crofter & Laird 132 He cleans his pipe and spills dottle all over his waistcoat. 2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 37 I fiddle and scrape and poke for a while, banging out the dottle from my previous pipeful into an ashtray. †2. A small lump or plug of flesh. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ ?a1450 in J. Norri Dict. Med. Vocab. in Eng. (2016) 314/1 Þe good flessch myghte not growe vnderneþe for þer was a dotell [L. dotellam] þat was in þe myddell þerof. 3. Originally and chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern). Something small, esp. the droppings of a small animal; a small amount of something; a jot, a whit. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > the smallest amount > a jot cornc888 grotc888 prickleOE prickOE pointc1300 grain1377 hair1377 motec1390 twynt1399 mitec1400 tarec1405 drop1413 ace?1440 tittlea1450 whita1450 jot1526 Jack1530 plack1530 farthingc1540 minima1585 scintil1599 atom1626 scintillation1650 punct1653 doit1660 scintilla1674 rap1792 haet1802 dottle1808 smiggot1823 hooter1839 heartbeat1855 pick1866 filament1868 hoot1878 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Dottle, a small particle. 1892 Ballymena Observer in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1900) II. 131/2 The dropping of some of the smaller domestic animals would be called a dottle. 1928 in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. 161/3 A dinna care a dottle. 1949 in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. 161/3 Put a wee dottle of icing on the cake. 2005 D. Lambdin What lies Buried iv. 26 Livesey's glass contained a mere dottle of his first pouring in the bottom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). dottleadj.n.¹ Brit. /ˈdɒtl/, U.S. /ˈdɑd(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˈdɔtl/ Forms: Middle English–1500s dotel; Scottish 1700s– dottle; English regional 1900s– dottle. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dote v.¹, -le suffix. Etymology: < dote v.¹ + -le suffix. Compare earlier dote n.¹, and also dotard n.¹ With use as adjective compare dottled adj., and also dotard adj.¹, doted adj.¹, doting adj.¹ A. adj. Chiefly Scottish after Middle English. Lacking sense or judgement; foolish; crazy; (also) having one's mental faculties impaired in old age. Cf. dottled adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] dizzyc825 unwisec825 redelessOE unwittyc1000 daftlikec1175 witlessc1175 canga1225 adoted?c1225 cangun?c1225 egedec1225 cangeda1250 foola1250 snepea1250 aerwittec1275 sotlyc1275 unslyc1275 unwitterc1275 unwilya1300 nicec1300 goosishc1374 unskilfulc1374 follyc1380 lewdc1380 mis-feelinga1382 dottlec1390 foltedc1390 peevishc1400 fona1425 fonnishc1425 foliousa1450 foolisha1450 daft?c1450 doitedc1450 dotyc1450 daffish1470 insapientc1470 gucked?a1500 wanwittya1500 furious1526 insipient1528 seelya1529 dawish?1529 foolage1545 momish1546 base-wittedc1547 stultitiousa1549 follifulc1550 senseless1565 mopish1568 fondish1579 unsensiblea1586 fondly1587 dizzardly1594 follial1596 featlessc1598 fopperly1599 gowkeda1605 inept1604 simple1604 anserine1607 foppish1608 silly ass1608 unsage1608 wisdomless1608 fool-beggeda1616 Gotham1621 noddy1645 badot1653 dosser-headed1655 infrunite1657 nonsensicalc1661 slight1663 sappy1670 datelessa1686 noddy-peaked1694 nizy1709 dottled1772 gypit1804 shay-brained1806 folly-stricken1807 fool-like1811 goosy1811 spoony1813 niddle-noddle1821 gumptionless1823 daftish1825 anserous1826 as crazy as a loon1830 spoonish1833 cheese-headed1836 dotty1860 fool-fool1868 noodly1870 dilly1873 gormless1883 daffy1884 monkey-doodle1886 mosy1887 jay1891 pithecanthropic1897 peanut-headed1906 dinlo1907 boob1911 goofy1921 ding-a-ling1935 jerky1944 jerk1947 jerkish1948 pointy-headed1950 doofus1967 twitty1967 twittish1969 nerkish1975 numpty1992 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > [adjective] sickc1340 dottlec1390 doting1489 dotish1509 feeble-minded1534 weak-brained1535 silly1568 fondish1579 lean-witted1597 soft1621 weaka1661 touched1697 muzzy-headed1798 defective1825 wanting1839 half-baked1842 dotty1860 knock-kneed1865 lean-minded1867 doddering1871 weak-minded1883 ninepence in the shilling1889 barmy1892 drippy1952 dipshit1968 c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 146 In scorn heo..seide: ‘þou fol, þou dotel ffrere, What chaffest þou and chaterest þus here?’ 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Dottle, in a state of dotage. 1820 St. Kathleen III. 162 ‘Hoot, ye dottle man,’ returned his wife in an audible whisper, ‘dinna be scaldin' like a tinkler.’ 1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xix. 180 Did I no tell ye? I'm ga'en dottle, I think. a1943 W. Soutar Poems (1988) 175 Or lang I'd süne be düne an' dottle. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 82/2 She went a' dottle when she war owd, she did. B. n.¹ Scottish and English regional in later use. A foolish or stupid person; (also) an elderly person whose mental faculties are impaired. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > [noun] asseOE sotc1000 beastc1225 long-ear?a1300 stock1303 buzzard1377 mis-feelinga1382 dasarta1400 stonea1400 dasiberd14.. dottlec1400 doddypoll1401 dastardc1440 dotterel1440 dullardc1440 wantwit1449 jobardc1475 nollc1475 assheada1500 mulea1500 dull-pate15.. peak1509 dulbert?a1513 doddy-patec1525 noddypolla1529 hammer-head1532 dull-head?1534 capon1542 dolt1543 blockhead1549 cod's head1549 mome1550 grout-head1551 gander1553 skit-brains?1553 blocka1556 calfa1556 tomfool1565 dunce1567 druggard1569 cobble1570 dummel1570 Essex calf1573 jolthead1573 hardhead1576 beetle-head1577 dor-head1577 groutnoll1578 grosshead1580 thickskin1582 noddyship?1589 jobbernowl1592 beetle-brain1593 Dorbel1593 oatmeal-groat1594 loggerhead1595 block-pate1598 cittern-head1598 noddypoop1598 dorbellist1599 numps1599 dor1601 stump1602 ram-head1605 look-like-a-goose1606 ruff1606 clod1607 turf1607 asinego1609 clot-poll1609 doddiea1611 druggle1611 duncecomb1612 ox-head1613 clod-polla1616 dulman1615 jolterhead1620 bullhead1624 dunderwhelpa1625 dunderhead1630 macaroona1631 clod-patea1635 clota1637 dildo1638 clot-pate1640 stupid1640 clod-head1644 stub1644 simpletonian1652 bottle-head1654 Bœotiana1657 vappe1657 lackwit1668 cudden1673 plant-animal1673 dolt-head1679 cabbage head1682 put1688 a piece of wood1691 ouphe1694 dunderpate1697 numbskull1697 leather-head1699 nocky1699 Tom Cony1699 mopus1700 bluff-head1703 clod skull1707 dunny1709 dowf1722 stupe1722 gamphrel1729 gobbin?1746 duncehead1749 half-wit1755 thick-skull1755 jackass1756 woollen-head1756 numbhead1757 beef-head1775 granny1776 stupid-head1792 stunpolla1794 timber-head1794 wether heada1796 dummy1796 noghead1800 staumrel1802 muttonhead1803 num1807 dummkopf1809 tumphya1813 cod's head and shoulders1820 stoopid1823 thick-head1824 gype1825 stob1825 stookiea1828 woodenhead1831 ning-nong1832 log-head1834 fat-head1835 dunderheadism1836 turnip1837 mudhead1838 donkey1840 stupex1843 cabbage1844 morepork1845 lubber-head1847 slowpoke1847 stupiditarian1850 pudding-head1851 cod's head and shoulders1852 putty head1853 moke1855 mullet-head1855 pothead1855 mug1857 thick1857 boodle1862 meathead1863 missing link1863 half-baked1866 lunk1867 turnip-head1869 rummy1872 pumpkin-head1876 tattie1879 chump1883 dully1883 cretin1884 lunkhead1884 mopstick1886 dumbhead1887 peanut head1891 pie-face1891 doughbakea1895 butt-head1896 pinhead1896 cheesehead1900 nyamps1900 box head1902 bonehead1903 chickenhead1903 thickwit1904 cluck1906 boob1907 John1908 mooch1910 nitwit1910 dikkop1913 goop1914 goofus1916 rumdum1916 bone dome1917 moron1917 oik1917 jabroni1919 dumb-bell1920 knob1920 goon1921 dimwit1922 ivory dome1923 stone jug1923 dingleberry1924 gimp1924 bird brain1926 jughead1926 cloth-head1927 dumb1928 gazook1928 mouldwarp1928 ding-dong1929 stupido1929 mook1930 sparrow-brain1930 knobhead1931 dip1932 drip1932 epsilon1932 bohunkus1933 Nimrod1933 dumbass1934 zombie1936 pea-brain1938 knot-head1940 schlump1941 jarhead1942 Joe Soap1943 knuckle-head1944 nong1944 lame-brain1945 gobshite1946 rock-head1947 potato head1948 jerko1949 turkey1951 momo1953 poop-head1955 a right one1958 bam1959 nong-nong1959 dickhead1960 dumbo1960 Herbert1960 lamer1961 bampot1962 dipshit1963 bamstick1965 doofus1965 dick1966 pillock1967 zipperhead1967 dipstick1968 thickie1968 poephol1969 yo-yo1970 doof1971 cockhead1972 nully1973 thicko1976 wazzock1976 motorhead1979 mouth-breather1979 no-brainer1979 jerkwad1980 woodentop1981 dickwad1983 dough ball1983 dickweed1984 bawheid1985 numpty1985 jerkweed1988 dick-sucker1989 knob-end1989 Muppet1989 dingus1997 dicksack1999 eight ball- c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1517 Þen þe dotel on dece drank. 1563 Burnynge Paules Church sig. Mii^v A dronken dotel. a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Mem. (1883) I. 283 ‘Poor bit dottle,’ what a history and tragedy in small! 1894 J. Menzies Our Town viii. 85 So this is the explanation o' your veesits to the auld dottle. 2002 W. Graham Bella Poldark ii. ii. 163 If there were any dottle still thinking to see the funny side they could go jump off the cliff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1440adj.n.¹c1390
随便看	to lift up oneself of to lift up the hand to lift up the hand(occasionally one's arm to lift up the hands to lift up the head of to lift up the horn to lift up the veil to lift well to light a candle before or to the devil to light a fire under to light a person's burden to light a pipe to light a shuck to light a vessel of to light in to light into to light low to light of to light off to light on to light on one's feet to light on one's legs to light one's way to light out to light out after

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