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dorter

n. (context historical English) A bedroom or dormitory, especially in a monastery.

Usage examples of "dorter".

Numerous monks and peasants working afield goggled as I flashed past them, and Brother Vitalis was sweeping the dorter when I lunged in there.

Al Napalmski continues: "I'm not a man to beat about the bush only thing I ever beat about was my ex-wife an' all my dorters so I'll say wot I have to say an' say it strait.

I 'eard 'im say he always 'ad one every place 'e was in as a butler-- leastways, whenever there was any dorters of the 'ouse.

There's always a chance, when there's a 'ouse-party, of one of the dorters of the 'ouse gettin' married to one of the gents in the party, so Keggs 'e puts all of the gents' names in an 'at, and you pay five shillings for a chance, and the one that draws the winning name gets the money.