"dodipole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dodipoles [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from dote (“to be senile”) + poll (“head”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dote|poll|gloss1=to be senile|gloss2=head}} dote (“to be senile”) + poll (“head”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dodipole (plural dodipoles)
  1. (obsolete, derogatory) An old person with impaired intellect; a dotard, idiot or lunatic. Tags: derogatory, obsolete Synonyms: dotard, mimmerkin, dotipole
    Sense id: en-dodipole-en-noun-A3~k9hdN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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