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Dodd

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1
An English surname from Middle English derived from a Middle English given name of obscure origin. countable, uncountable
"As Dodd wrote in ‘The Empty Nest,’ “To me, it was glaringly obvious that parting from a child who has been the centre of your life for twenty-odd years is a really big deal. Yet while new parents are bombarded with advice, empty nest parents are left to muddle through what is arguably the most challenging phase of parenting.”"
2
An unincorporated community in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana, United States. countable, uncountable

Noun

1
A rounded summit of a hill; a lower summit or shoulder to a hill

Verb

1
Alternative form of dod (to lop or cut off) alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly from any of the following: # Old English personal names Dodd(a), Dudd(a) # The Proto-Germanic root *dudd-/*dodd- (“rounded”), denoting a rounded, lumpish man, or a stupid person. # The same root as Old English dydrian (“to deceive”), denoting a deceiver. # The verb dod (“to make bare, to lop off”), to denote a fairly hairless person.

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