"doddered" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Apparently originally a derivative of dod (“to poll or take the top off (a tree)”). It is not clear whether it was a contaminated form of dodded (“polled”) or a mistaken spelling of doddard (“doddered oak” for “doddard oak”; cf. pollard willow), while the matter is complicated by the earlier use of dottard or dotard in the same sense. In later use there has been association with dodder (noun) and perhaps with dodder (verb) and its cognates. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} doddered (not comparable)
  1. Of a tree, usually an oak: having lost the top or branches, especially through age and decay. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-doddered-en-adj-lWeFF5xd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Etymology: From dodder + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dodder|ed|nocat=1}} dodder + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} doddered
  1. simple past and past participle of dodder Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: dodder
    Sense id: en-doddered-en-verb-embLwzzW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "ref": "1849, Hugh Miller, “Evidence of the Silurian Molluscs.—Of the Fossil Flora. Ancient Tree.”, in Foot-Prints of the Creator: or, The Asterolepis of Stromness, London: Johnstone and Hunter, […], →OCLC, page 202:",
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