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dotters

dotters is the plural of dotter.

Meaning of dotter

Noun

dotter (plural dotters)

  1. An instrument for drawing dots.
    • Both edges of the crosshead are thus marked, the short centre lines being easily scratched with a scriber as soon as the arcs are made with a calliper, in fact, a mere dot with a dotter is sufficient.1869, Cameron Knight, The Mechanician and Constructor for Engineers

Questions about dotters

What is dotters the plural of?
Dotters is the plural of dotter.

Words near dotters in the dictionary

  1. dotter
  2. dotterel
  3. dotterels
  4. Dotterer
  5. Dotterers
  6. dotters
  7. dotteth
  8. dottie
  9. dottier
  10. dotties
  11. dottiest

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