dodman (plural dodmans or dodmen) (East Anglia, dialectal)
A land-based snail.
A snail's shell.
Any shellfish which casts its shell, such as a lobster.
(rare, possibly, erroneous) A surveyor.
• odd man
Source: Wiktionary
Dod"man, n.
1. A snail; also, a snail shell; a hodmandod. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Nares.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any shellfish which casts its shell, as a lobster. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
