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dottrel

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dot⋅ter⋅el

  [dot-er-uhl]
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–noun
1. any of several plovers usually inhabiting upland areas, esp. Eudromias morinellus, of Europe and Asia.
2. British Dialect. a silly, stupid person, esp. one who is easily duped.
Also, dot⋅trel  [do-truhl] .

Origin:
1400–50; late ME dotrelle. See dote, -rel
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