doddered

adjective dod·dered \ˈdä-dərd\

Definition of DODDERED

: deprived of branches through age or decay <a doddered oak>

probably alteration of dodded, from past participle of English dialect dod to lop, from Middle English dodden

First Known Use: 1697

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