dod-rot, v. U.S. colloq.
[f. dod- + rot v.]
= dodgast v. Hence ˈdod-rotted ppl. a.
| 1842 American Pioneer I. 347 ‘Dod rot'em,’ said the old hunter, ‘I would not let them have a bushel.’ 1885 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Prophet Gt. Smoky Mts. vi. 121 ‘Dod-rot that critter,’ exclaimed the sheriff, angrily. 1887 Century Mag. (Farmer), ‘You ketch us with yer dodrotted foolin',’ says he. 1911 R. D. Saunders Col. Todhunter vii. 100 That dod-rotted old lady is a-movin' Heaven and earth to make a match. |