Dot-and-go-one
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dot-and-go-one is an adjective meaning (UK, slang, archaic) Having a lame or limping gait.
Meaning
(UK, slang, archaic) Having a lame or limping gait.
Example Sentences
Fathers of two feet, advance, Dot and go ones, hop along, Two feet missing need not dance, But will join us in the song.
"I think the doctors messed it up a bit. They said he wouldn't limp or anything, but when he left here he was still completely dot and go one."
[…] I shouted, though with inward misgivings on account of my game leg; and we started off towards camp as fast as we could go — which is not saying much, as I could only get over the ground in a dot-and-go-one sort of way.
Synonyms for dot-and-go-one
Depending on context, synonyms include dot-and-carry-one.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dotty, doggoned, doatish, doplic, doppich, doozy.
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