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Webster 1913 Edition


Dodman

Dod′man

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Noun.
1.
A snail; also, a snail shell; a hodmandod.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Nares.
2.
(Zool.)
Any shellfish which casts its shell, as a lobster.
[Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Dodman

DODMAN

,
Noun.
A fish that casts its shell, like the lobster and crab.

Definition 2024


dodman

dodman

English

Noun

dodman (plural dodmans)

  1. (Britain, dialect) A snail.
  2. (Britain, dialect) A snail's shell.
  3. (Britain, dialect) Any shellfish which casts its shell, such as a lobster.
  4. (Britain, dialect) A surveyor.

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