Dodged

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dodge \Dodge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dodged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Dodging}.] [Of uncertain origin: cf. dodder, v., daddle,
     dade, or dog, v. t.]
     1. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile;
        to shift place by a sudden start. --Milton.
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     2. To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to
        use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.
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              Some dodging casuist with more craft than sincerity.
                                                    --Milton.
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