dotterels
plural of dotterel
• reslotted, slottered
Source: Wiktionary
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
1 May 2025
(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
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