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dottard

dottard noun: an old, decayed tree.

Noun

dottard (plural dottards)

  1. (obsolete) An old, decayed tree.
    • And for great trees , we see almost all overgrown trees in churchyards , or near ancient buildings , and the like , are pollards , or dottards , and not trees at their full height1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VI. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William...
    Synonyms:
    rampike

Synonyms of dottard

Forms of dottard

pluraldottards

Questions about dottard

What does dottard mean?
Dottard means an old, decayed tree.
What part of speech is dottard?
Dottard is a noun.
What is the plural of dottard?
The plural of dottard is dottards.

Words near dottard in the dictionary

  1. Dotsero
  2. dotsin
  3. dotson
  4. Dotsons
  5. Dott
  6. dottard
  7. dottards
  8. dotted
  9. dotted and carried
  10. dotted bar line
  11. dotted bar lines

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