dotterel.
A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.
Meaning & usage
A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.
A small brown-and-black bird of species Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family.
Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel.
Where this word comes from
15th century. From dote (“to be foolish; senile”) + -rel (“pejorative suffix”). The bird is so named as it is easy to catch.
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Where this word comes from
15th century. From dote (“to be foolish; senile”) + -rel (“pejorative suffix”). The bird is so named as it is easy to catch.
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