"doiter" meaning in English

See doiter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: doiters [present, singular, third-person], doitering [participle, present], doitered [participle, past], doitered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} doiter (third-person singular simple present doiters, present participle doitering, simple past and past participle doitered)
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To be old and infirm; to tremble in movement or ramble in speech, as in old age. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-doiter-en-verb-8y0qJ~Rk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "doitered",
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        [
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          "ramble"
        ]
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        "(obsolete, intransitive) To be old and infirm; to tremble in movement or ramble in speech, as in old age."
      ],
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        [
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        [
          "ramble",
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        "(obsolete, intransitive) To be old and infirm; to tremble in movement or ramble in speech, as in old age."
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