dorr

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dorr - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L.
     taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. Dormouse.] (Zool.)
     A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius),
     which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also
     applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called
     also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug,
     dorrfly, and buzzard clock.
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  Dor \Dor\, v. t.
     To make a fool of; to deceive. [Obs.] [Written also dorr.]
     --B. Jonson.
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  Dorr \Dorr\, n.
     The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st Dor.
     --Robynson (More's Utopia).
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  Dorr \Dorr\, v. t.
     1. To deceive. [Obs.] See Dor, v. t.
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     2. To deafen with noise. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
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dorr - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Dorr, MI
    Zip code(s): 49323