Dor, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. Dormouse.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock.
Dor, n. Etym: [Cf. Dor a beetle, and Hum, Humbug.]
Definition: A trick, joke, or deception. Beau. & Fl. To give one the dor, to make a fool of him. [Archaic] P. Fletcher.
Dor, v. t.
Definition: To make a fool of; to deceive. [Obs.] [Written also dorr.] B. Jonson.
Dorr, n.
Definition: The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st Dor. Robynson (More's Utopia).
Dorr, v. t.
1. To deceive. [Obs.] See Dor, v. t.
2. To deafen with noise. [Obs.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2025
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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