Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dodo"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Dodo
amatory; loving. (1.) A descendant of Issachar (Judg. 10:1).
(2.) An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, who was one of David's
three heroes (2 Sam. 23:9; 1 Chr. 11:12). He was the same with
Dodai mentioned in 1 Chr. 27:4.
(3.) A Bethlehemite, and father of Elhanan, who was one of
David's thirty heroes (2 Sam. 23:24).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dodo \Do"do\, n.; pl. {Dodoes}. [Said to be fr. Pg. doudo silly,
foolish (cf. {Booby}); this is fr. Prov. E. dold, the same
word as E. dolt.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large, extinct bird ({Didus ineptus}), formerly inhabiting
the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged wings,
like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; --
called also {dronte}. It was related to the pigeons.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dodo
n 1: (informal) someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: {fogy},
{fogey}, {fossil}]
2: extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to
pigeons [syn: {Raphus cucullatus}]
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