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 [doh-ter]  

doat·er

1   [doh-ter]
noun
doter.
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doa·ter

2   [doh-ter]
noun Newfoundland.
a fully mature harp seal.
Also, dotard.

Origin:
1785–95; apparently special use of dotard
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dote or doat (dəʊt)
 
—vb (foll by on or upon)
1.  to love to an excessive or foolish degree
2.  to be foolish or weak-minded, esp as a result of old age
 
[C13: related to Middle Dutch doten to be silly, Norwegian dudra to shake]
 
doat or doat
 
—vb
 
[C13: related to Middle Dutch doten to be silly, Norwegian dudra to shake]
 
'doter or doat
 
—n
 
'doater or doat
 
—n

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