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dodder (1)

dod·der [ dóddər ] (past and past participle dod·dered, present participle dod·der·ing, 3rd person present singular dod·ders)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. shake or tremble: to tremble or shake slightly as a result of age

2. walk unsteadily: to walk slowly and unsteadily with shaking limbs as a result of age

[Early 17th century. Variant of obsolete and dialect dadder "quake, tremble," origin ?]

dod·der·er noun
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