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dor

1
or dorr

[ dawr ]

noun

  1. Also ǰ··ٱ [] a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
  2. any of several insects, as the June bug, that make a buzzing noise in flight.


dor

2

[ dawr ]

noun

Archaic.
  1. mockery; scorn.

Dor.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Dorian.
  2. Doric.

dor

/ ɔː /

noun

  1. any European dung beetle of the genus Geotrupes and related genera, esp G. stercorarius, having a droning flight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dor1

First recorded before 900; Middle English dor(r)e, Old English dora; compare Middle Low German dorte “dDzԱ”

Origin of dor2

1545–55; < Old Norse mockery; compare German Tor fool
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dor1

Old English dora bumblebee; related to Middle Low German dorte drone 1
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"North Korea is a very closed system and closed economy so they created a successful industry for hacking and laundering and they don't care about the negative impression of cyber crime," Dr Dorit Dor from cyber security company Check Point said.

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“Getting off the bus, walking across the road and going ‘Alright Dor?’ and then she gives me advice on what I should be like when I travel up to London to see Gavin, and she gives me a little bit of saucy advice.

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"There was a lot of destruction and an active fire," paramedic Dor Vakinin told AFP news agency.

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Israel player Dor Saar said on Wednesday that the Ireland team is "quite anti-Semitic".

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On the third floor, the theme of “Play” is put through various permutations, including the game-board compositions of Dor Maimoun’s Jacquard-weave textile painting and Michael Hambouz’s gouache on wood panel.

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