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dodder (1)
dodder [ dóddər ] (3rd person present singular dodders, present participle doddering, past and past participle doddered)


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 ?]

dodderer noun
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