Doddard
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doddard is a noun meaning A frail old man.
Meaning
A frail old man.
More Meanings
- (rare) A moribund or decayed tree.
Example Sentences
Secondly, the members of the Oporto Junta were no better than inept doddards, none of whom possessed any personal prestige.
Nelly. There are some people who enjoy Sunday. / Renny. Yes . . . the old doddards who listen to military bands in the public park.
President Roosevelt and the former King Edward collect stamps, along with thousands of others, ranging from six-year-olds to ninety-seven year old^([sic]) doddards.
Pound challenged one poet to a duel because he was “stupid,” as he attacked the “elderly muttonheads” and the Victorian “doddards” much in the manner of Mencken, his friend, at home.
Word Forms
- doddards
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