'Dorr' definitions:
Definition of 'Dorr'
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- Dorr \Dorr\, n. The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st Dor. --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dorr'
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- Dorr \Dorr\, v. t.
- 1. To deceive. [Obs.] See Dor, v. t. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To deafen with noise. [Obs.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dorr'
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- Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. Dormouse.] (Zool.) A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dorr'
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- Dor \Dor\, v. t. To make a fool of; to deceive. [Obs.] [Written also dorr.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]