Dort

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
Verb
  1. 1
    To become pettish; sulk. intransitive
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Dordrecht: a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
  2. 2
    A surname.

Synonyms

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dordrecht

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English dort (found in compound cankerdort), of unknown origin.

Etymology 2

* As a German surname, from Dorten, a metronymic from Dorothea (see Dorothy). * As a Dutch surname, shortened form of a placename Dordrecht.

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