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Meaning of 'dotterel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dotterel [ a.]
- Decayed.
2 . Dotterel [ v. i.]
- A European bird of the Plover family (Eudromias, / Charadrius, morinellus). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed to imitate the movements of the fowler.
- A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull.

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dot dotage dotal dotant dotard dotardly dotary dotation dote doted

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