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dottards

dottards is the plural of dottard.

Meaning of dottard

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

Questions about dottards

What is dottards the plural of?
Dottards is the plural of dottard.

Words near dottards in the dictionary

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

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