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.] (Zoöl.) 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.
Doe (d), n. [AS. d; cf. Dan. daa, daa-dyr, deer, and perh. L. dama. √66.] (Zoöl.) A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also applied to the female of other animals, as the rabbit. See the Note under Buck.
Doe (d), n. A feat. [Obs.] See Do, n. Hudibras.
Dg"lic (?), a. Pertaining to, or obtained from, the dgling; as, dglic acid (Chem.), an oily substance resembling oleic acid.
||Dg"ling (?), n. [Native name in Faroe Islands.] (Zoöl.) The beaked whale (Balænoptera rostrata), from which dgling oil is obtained.
Do"er (?), n. [From Do, v. t. & i.] 1. One who does; one who performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.
The doers of the law shall be justified.
Rom. ii. 13.