Dorbel to dorbel

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- MyS

dorbel (n) A spacer, larger than a shim, used in mechanical applications

dorbel (n) (U.S. Appalachia)  A homely or unadorned object

dorbel (n) Small bulblet that grows beside the larger main bulb, as in gladioli 

dorbel (n) (fr. Gaelic _dara bheaille_)  A page of the Bible written on vellum. Gaelic Irish warriors would wear dorbels to battle to keep them safe from harm

dorbel (n) A dull-witted pedant, a foolish pretender to learning; from Nicholas Dorbellus, a 15th-century professor of philosophy and follower of Duns Scotus, whose name gives dunce

dorbel (n) Measurement unit for lumber, equal to 720 linear feet

dorbel (n) A small fish of European rivers which lays its eggs in the gills of mussels

dorbel (n) A serrated edge used to cut a section from a roll of material, e.g. of tape or food wrap

dorbel (n) In rolley-hole marbles tournaments, a two-point bonus score awarded when a player passes more than three holes on one turn

dorbel (n) Jewelry made from pickled bone

dorbel (n) A unit of measure to record displacement of water during underwater seismic activity

dorbel (n)  Any airway sound made by a sleeping person, not identifiable as speech, snoring, or respiratory distress

dorbel (n)  A metal or plastic rod placed in a window frame to prevent the window from being fully opened


Joke def: 
dorbel, adj. Cute: "What a dorbel little puppy!" 
phma

joke def: (n) A baby dormouse. Often found in the creamer. (you must see it, it's adorable)
Fran