▪ I. ˈdouter Now dial.
[f. dout v.]
One who or that which douts or extinguishes; an extinguisher.
| 1622 Naworth Househ. Bks. 200 For 2 tynder boxeis and 4 dooters, xxijs. 1798 T. Jefferson Let. to J. Boucher 23 Feb. (MS.), Dout, do out the candle—hence a Pair of Douters. 1828 Craven Dialect, Douter, extinguisher. |
▪ II. douter
obs. form of daughter.