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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DORE, Dor, v. [do:r]
1. To deafen, to stun and bewilder by continual noise or talk (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl.; Ork. 1825 Jam.2, 1866 Edm. Gl., 1929 Marw.); to pester, tease (Ork. 1900 E.D.D.; 1929 Marw.). Vbl.n. dorin(g), “deafening or confused noise; shouting” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); Ork. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 XV. 96).Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
De bairn dors me (doon).
2. To impress something on a person's mind by shouting it into his ear or by repeating it loudly and emphatically, to din something into somebody.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
He dord it intill him.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
He keepit doran it i' my lug.
3. In various excls. of impatience, e.g. de'il dor(e) thee (dee) (Jak., Marw.; Ork.1 1940).
[? From a *dára, from dá-, denoting deadening of the senses. Cf. obs. Eng. dor(r), to deaden, and Dirr, v.2]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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