DOR
\dˈɔː], \dˈɔː], \d_ˈɔː]\
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A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock.
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To make a fool of; to deceive.
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A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock.
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To make a fool of; to deceive.
By Noah Webster.
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] The black-beetle or the hedge-chafer.
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