Definition of DODMAN

dodman

Plural: dodmans, dodmen

Noun

  • A land-based snail.
  • A snail's shell.
  • Any shellfish which casts its shell, such as a lobster.
  • A surveyor.

Origin / Etymology

Possibly dod (“(archaic) rounded, bare hilltop”) + -man, in the sense of a creature carrying a hill on its back. The word dod is from dod (“to clip, cut or lop off”), from Middle English dodden (“to shave, shear; to trim (a plant); to poll (cattle); to cut off (someone's head)”), from dod, dodde (“measure of grain”), from Old English.
The surveyor sense appears to be based on a misconception by English amateur archaeologist and author Alfred Watkins (1855–1935) in his book The Old Straight Track (1925).

Scrabble Score: 10

dodman: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
dodman: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
dodman: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

dodman: not valid in Words With Friends