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dodder

dod·der

UK/ˈdɒdə/ US/ˈdɑdɚ/ uncommon

noun

verb

1.

walk unsteadily

  • “small children toddle”

Origin

From Middle English doder (“flax dodder”), from Middle Dutch doder, from Old Dutch *doder, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *dodr (viz. theories of origin). Cognate with Middle Low German doder, West Flemish dodder.

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