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douter

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dout⋅er

[dou-ter, doo-]
–noun
an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.

Origin:
1615–25; dial. dout (v.) (contr. of do 1 + out; cf. doff, don 2 ) + -er 1
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