DORS

Noun

dors

plural of dor

Anagrams

• DROs, ODRs, OSRD, ords, rods, sord

Proper noun

Dors

plural of Dor

Anagrams

• DROs, ODRs, OSRD, ords, rods, sord

Source: Wiktionary


DOR

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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