DOTTERELS
Noun
dotterels
plural of dotterel
Anagrams
• reslotted, slottered
Source: Wiktionary
DOTTEREL
Dot"ter*el, a. Etym: [Cf. Dottard.]
Definition: Decayed. "Some old dotterel trees." [Obs.] Ascham.
Dot"ter*el, n. Etym: [From Dote, v. i.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A European bird of the Plover family (Eudromias, or Charadrius,
morinellus). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed
to imitate the movements of the fowler.
In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird playeth the ape
in gestures. Bacon.
Note: The ringed dotterel (or ring plover) is Charadrius hiaticula.
2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition