Dŏt'ter-el1, a.
a. Covered or overgrown with dodder; doddered. [Obs.] Ascham.
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Dotterel
Dŏt'ter-el or Dŏt'trel2, n.
n. [From dote, q.v.] 1. (Ornith.) A wading bird (Charadrius Morinellus), a congener of the plovers. It is said to imitate the action of the fowler, and to be easily taken by stratagem.
In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird playeth the ape in gestures. Bacon. 2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. Barrow.
