dottard

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English

Noun

dottard (plural dottards)

  1. (obsolete) An old, decayed tree.
    Synonym: rampike
    • 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis , “VI. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. , London: William Rawley ; rinted by J H for William Lee , →OCLC:
      And for great trees , we see almost all overgrown trees in churchyards , or near ancient buildings , and the like , are pollards , or dottards , and not trees at their full height

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