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Dudder

Dudder \Dud"der\, v. t. [In Suffolk, Eng., to shiver, shake, tremble; also written dodder.] To confuse or confound with noise.
--Jennings.

Dudder

Dudder \Dud"der\, v. i. To shiver or tremble; to dodder.

I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf.
--Ford.

Dudder

Dudder \Dud"der\, n. [From Duds.] A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. [Eng.]

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dudder

Etymology 1 n. (context UK dated English) A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. Etymology 2

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To confuse or confound with noise. 2 (context intransitive English) To shiver or tremble; to dodder.

Usage examples of "dudder".

He's a month younger than Dudley, and Dudders doesn't turn eighteen until the year after next.