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dodderer

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dod⋅der

1  [dod-er]
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–verb (used without object)
to shake; tremble; totter.
Origin:
1610–20; cf. dither, totter, teeter, etc.

Related forms:
dod⋅der⋅er, noun
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dod·der 1   (dŏd'ər)   
intr.v.   dod·dered, dod·der·ing, dod·ders

  1. To shake or tremble, as from old age; totter.

  2. To progress in a feeble, unsteady manner.


[Alteration of Middle English daderen.]
dod'der·er n.
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