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name
Synonym of Dordrecht: a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Dordrecht
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
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verb
To become pettish; sulk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
* As a German surname, from Dorten, a metronymic from Dorothea (see Dorothy). * As a Dutch surname, shortened form of a placename Dordrecht.
From Middle English dort (found in compound cankerdort), of unknown origin.
