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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1825
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¶DOILTER, n. A muddle-headed disorganised person.Dmf. 1825 Letters T. Carlyle to his Brother (Marrs 1968) 203:
He is a hurried off-putting Doilter.
[From Doilt, 1.]
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