n.
[Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf.
(Zoöl.) A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock.
Dor
n.
[Cf. Dor a beetle, and
A trick, joke, or deception. Beau. & Fl.
To give one the dor, to make a fool of him. [Archaic] P. Fletcher.
Dor
v. t.
To make a fool of; to deceive. [Obs.] [Written also dorr.] B. Jonson.
