Dotard

4 definitions found

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

  Seal \Seal\ (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG.
     selah, Dan. sael, Sw. sj[aum]l, Icel. selr.] (Zool.)
     Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocidae} and
     {Otariidae}.
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     Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in
           the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are
           numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea
           lion}, {sea leopard}, {sea bear}, or {ursine seal},
           {fur seal}, and {sea elephant}. The bearded seal
           ({Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({Cystophora
           cristata}), and the ringed seal ({Phoca foetida}), are
           northern species. See also {Eared seal}, {Harp seal},
           {Monk seal}, and {Fur seal}, under {Eared}, {Harp},
           {Monk}, and {Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their
           skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some
           species is very abundant.
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     {Harbor seal} (Zool.), the common seal ({Phoca vitulina}). It
        inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific
        Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled
        seal}, {native seal}, {river seal}, {bay seal}, {land
        seal}, {sea calf}, {sea cat}, {sea dog}, {dotard},
        {ranger}, {selchie}, {tangfish}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dotard \Do"tard\, n. [{Dote}, v. i.]
     One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood.
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           The sickly dotard wants a wife.          -- Prior.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dotard
       n : an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his
           intellect

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "dotard":
     Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, centenarian, elder,
     fogy, fuddy-duddy, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, gramps,
     grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, nonagenarian, octogenarian,
     old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old fart, old fogy,
     old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old-timer,
     older, oldster, pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, senile,
     senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian,
     the quiet-voiced elders, venerable sir, veteran