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Definition of Dottrel
1. n. See Dotterel.
Definition of Dottrel
1. Noun. (archaic form of dotterel) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dottrel
1. dotterel [n -S] - See also: dotterel
Medical Definition of Dottrel
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Dottrel
Literary usage of Dottrel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History & Sport in Moray by Charles St. John, Anne Gibson St. John, Cosmo Innes (1882)
"DURINO the first part of this month the mountain-bred birds, such as golden
plover, dottrel, curlew, etc., are daily seen to collect more and more in flocks ..."
2. Political Essays, with Sketches of Public Characters. by William Hazlitt (1819)
"THE method of taking this bird is somewhat singular, and is described in an old
book in the following terms: " The dottrel is a foolish bird of the crane ..."
3. A Tour in Sutherlandshire: With Extracts from the Field-books of a Sportsman by Charles St. John (1849)
"DURING the first part of this month the mountain- bred birds, such as golden
plover, dottrel, curlew, &c., are daily seen to collect more and more in flocks ..."
4. Knowledge for the People, Or, The Plain why and Because: Or, the Plain why by John Timbs (1832)
"Why is the dottrel every year becoming more and nore scarce in the vicinity of
Keswick ? Because some parts of its plumage are in very ..."
5. Knowledge for the People: Or, The Plain why and Because by John Timbs (1844)
"F Confer. As firm as the rock, and i- calm as the flood, Where the peace-loving
halcyon deposits her brood. THE dottrel. y is the ..."
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