Dodman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɒdmən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dodman is a noun meaning A land-based snail.
Meaning
A land-based snail.
More Meanings
- A snail's shell.
- Any shellfish which casts its shell, such as a lobster.
- (rare, possibly erroneous) A surveyor.
Example Sentences
DODMAN. A snail. Norfolk. Also, a snail-shell.
A snail is also called Dodman in Suffolk and Norfolk.
HOD′MANDOD, n., A shell-fish, otherwise called dodman.
Yt is as great pyte to se a woman wepe / As yt is to se a sely dodman crepe, / Or, as ye wold say, a sely goose go barefote.
Word Forms
- dodmans
- dodmen
Related Words
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