10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DODDERY»
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doddery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
doddery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Doddery, McPlatter, and O'Feta are seated at a round table, studying the electoral
lists; each one is holding a colored crayon in his hand. O'Feta: Sixty-nine in red,
good ones... eleven in blue, theirs... McPlatter: Twelve... Doddery: Hold your ...
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Footsteps Across a Miracle: An Anthology of Poetry and ...
Doddery. Don. It was the poetry reading club Who met that night, hard by the pub,
And, with tongues well loosened by the beer, Contested the club's cup of cheer.
And first to take the oratory stand, Came Doddery Don with his shaking hands, ...
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
adjective a doddering old man with an ear trumpet: tottering, tottery, teetering,
doddery, staggering, shuffling, shambling, faltering, shaking, shaky, unsteady,
wobbly, wobbling, trembling, trembly, quivering; feeble, frail, weak, weakly, infirm,
...
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Twists and Turns in the Heart's Antarctic
I am doddery. I am do do do do doddery. The word doddery evokes a hoot of
laughter. She is attracted to words that begin with do. But doddery transports her.
Leave me the words! Ich hnh' dosh sonst nichts. — Plume! I say, that's what you
are.
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'doddery adj inclined to tremble and to be unsteady on one's feet: a doddery old
man ; He has been very doddery since his accident. dodge [dods] vti to avoid (
something) by a sudden and/or clever movement : She dodged the blow ; He ...
Doddery,with aformal air,which seemed tosay,“and whether you do or do not
matters nothing to me.” “Thank you,yes, I daresay itisall right,”Vixen answered
absently,standing atone ofthewindows, gazing outover the greenhills and valleys
to the ...
Mary Elizabeth Braddon, 2014
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Old Is In: A Guide for Aging Boomers
Doddery. Clothes make the man, but only up to age sixty-five. After that, clothes
throw in the towel. Which looks even worse on the old guy. Women continue to
buy new clothes for them- selves long after their body has lost interest. A woman
...
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A Clockwork Orange (Restored Text)
We publish this landmark edition with its original British cover and six of Burgess’s own illustrations.
Anthony Burgess, Andrew Biswell, 2012
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Brucie - The Biography of Sir Bruce Forsyth: The Biography ...
It all revolved around one word: 'doddery'. It had not even been said by Craig in
the interview but his words could certainly have been construed to mean he
thought Bruce was indeed doddery. He had been talking about Bruce's difficulties
...
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Delphi Works of M. E. Braddon (Illustrated):
Vixen didnot care about the sandwich, but submitted, to please her hostess,and
aneat little paper parcel, containingabout three ounces of nutriment, was made
upfor her by Mrs. Doddery. Never had the island looked fairer in its summer
beauty ...
Mary Elizabeth Braddon, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DODDERY»
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doddery is used in the context of the following news items.
Trevor Nunn: 'I begged David Miliband not to give up on his destiny'
“I hope people don't think me doddery and incontinent,” he says, looking around and dabbing himself with a napkin. “So many people in this ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
My Brixton Top Five – Rosie Wilby, comedian
An older gentleman assisted me and reminded me of Julie Walters' ancient doddery waitress in the famous 'two soups' Victoria Wood sketch. 3. «Brixton Blog, Jul 15»
Grace Mugabe: From first lady to President of Zimbabwe? Nobody's …
Her current enthusiasm for politics serves two purposes: to spare her increasingly doddery 91-year-old husband's blushes by acting as his ... «The Zimbabwean, Jul 15»
A West Ender's stop on Broadway
... and Mary Louise Wilson, stealing the show with her doddery antics as bible-basher turned butter-and-egg woman Letitia Peabody Primrose. «OUPblog, Jun 15»
I'm working on my Welsh accent
It would seem my recent reprisal of Mrs Overall has convinced people that being a doddery old woman is just up my alley. Just need to swap ... «Spalding Guardian, Jun 15»
Can skinny jeans harm your health?
Dr Sreedhara Doddery, Specialist Orthopaedician at iCare Clinics, also referred to the recent Australian case, pointing out that skinny jeans or ... «gulfnews.com, Jun 15»
Sheila Hancock's high insurance premium is preposterous
I'd take a punt that the hike was actually based on an assumption that an octogenarian would be too ancient and doddery to check the amount ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Calling women 'love' can be less endearment than insult
Reducing me to a “love” added me to the ranks of doddery old ladies, woolly-permed no-marks getting in the way of his thrusting, crucial, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Theatre review: Casanova by the Canberra Repertory Society
... scene with the doddery priest (another delightfully observed characterisation by Geoffrey Borny). There are excellent performances also from ... «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»
LORRAINE CANDY: I hope poor Duke doesn't suffer too long
That's not the issue for us - the trauma here is an unexpected one for me as a mum: Doddery Duke has become a symbol of my eldest's gradual ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
