What does doty mean?
Doty means (carpentry, of wood) Suffering from rot, or waterlogged.
Doty
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
(carpentry, of wood) Suffering from rot, or waterlogged.
Definitions by Sense
- (carpentry, of wood) Suffering from rot, or waterlogged
- (US, dialectal, of a person) Senile; in one's dotage
Example Sentences
An hour later, he came upon a hollow tree, filled with doty wood which he could tear out with his hands and he built a fire and broiled a little more bacon.
Synonyms for doty
Antonyms for doty
Related Words
Word Forms
- dotier
- dotiest
- doaty
- dotey
Usage Notes
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An hour later, he came upon a hollow tree, filled with doty wood which he could tear out with his hands and he built a fire and broiled a little more bacon.
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