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dodder1

Pronunciation: /ˈdɒdə/
Definition of dodder

verb

[no object] (often as adjective doddering)
  • tremble or totter, typically because of old age:that doddering old fool

Derivatives

dodderer

noun

Origin:

early 17th century: variant of obsolete dialect dadder; related to dither

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