English Dictionary: dorr | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for dorr | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. {Dormouse}.] (Zo[94]l.) 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}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dor \Dor\, v. t. To make a fool of; to deceive. [Obs.] [Written also {dorr}.] --B. Jonson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dorr \Dorr\, n. The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st {Dor}. --Robynson (More's Utopia). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dorr \Dorr\, v. t. 1. To deceive. [Obs.] See {Dor}, v. t. 2. To deafen with noise. [Obs.] --Halliwell. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dorr, MI Zip code(s): 49323 |