Crossword clues for dorr
dorr
- U.S. rebellion leader of 1841-42
- U.S. rebellion leader of 1842
- 1841 rebellion leader ... also what can fill the square at the crossing of 56-Across and 56-Down
- R.I. rebel of 1842
- Rhode Island rebel: 1842
- R.I. rebel in the 1840's
- R.I. rebel: 1842
- R.I. rebel: 1840's
- Thomas _____, 1842 rebellion leader
- June bug
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. Dormouse.] (Zo["o]l.) A large European scaraboid beetle ( Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock.
Dor \Dor\, v. t.
To make a fool of; to deceive. [Obs.] [Written also dorr.]
--B. Jonson.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A dor, or dorbeetle. 2 (context obsolete English) A drone or idler; a lazy person.
Wikipedia
Dorr may refer to:
- Dorr (surname)
- Dorr, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
- Dorr Township, McHenry County, Illinois
- Dorr Township, Michigan
Dorr or Dörr is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bert Dorr (1862–1914), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Charles Dorr (1852–1914), U.S. Representative from West Virginia
- Ebenezer P. Dorr (1817–1882), American mariner and meteorologist
- Hans Dorr (1912–1945), German Waffen-SS Obersturmbannführer
- John V. N. Dorr (1872–1962), American industrial chemist
- Julia Caroline Dorr (1825–1913), American author
- Kevin Dorr, American musician
- Larry Dorr, manager of Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Rheta Childe Dorr (1868–1948), American author and social worker
- Richard Everett Dorr (1943–2013), United States federal judge
- Robert F. Dorr (born 1939), U.S. diplomat and author
- Thomas Wilson Dorr (1805–1854), leader of the Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island
- Franz Dörr (1913–1972), German World War II fighter ace
- Gustav Dörr (1887–1928), German World War I fighter pilot
- Wilhelm Dörr (1881–1955), German track and field athlete
- Wilhelm Dörr (1921-1945), German SS-Oberscharführer and concentration camp officer
Usage examples of "dorr".
He sat stiffly in the front while his granddaughter Dorr stroked in the stern.
By that time, Dorr had run the nose of the canoe onto the flats and helped her grandfather get out.
Without looking in my direction, Dorr gave Hakoore her arm and helped him clamber into the canoe.
I wondered if Dorr had started the rumor herself so people would hate her father.
And was Dorr now holding my hand because the idea baited some hook in her mind?
It was over in the blink of an eye, and Dorr eased away with a triumphant look on her face.
Somewhere close by, Hakoore growled with outrage, but neither Dorr nor I had enough air for sound.
And it suddenly occurred to me why Dorr seldom spoke, and then only in whispers: her Neut face might be close to her old one, but her voice had changed.
She was talking to Dorr, and there was a soppy tenderness in her voice.
Steck said to Dorr, putting an arm around her shoulders as Dorr supported her own injured wrist.
Guilt that I had saved Dorr from eternal damnation while he did nothing?
I could imagine Dorr tormenting her grandfather whenever Bonnakkut came over.
Rashid moved quickly in front of Dorr, blocking any attack with his armored body.
I had been living with Cappie down by the waterfront, Dorr could visit Zephram almost any time.
Poor cryptic Dorr, who spent twenty-five years trying to do something crazy enough to break herself free of her grandfather.