doddle

i. & t. [A frequent. of dod (2), v.] A. In trans .: To walk unsteadily; to shake or wag about. *B. Trans.: To shake. "Nodding and doddling his head."- Urquhart Rabe lais , bk. i., ch. xxii. ( Davies .) dō-dec-a-đặc'-tyl-on, s. [Gr. dodeka =twelve, and daktylos =a finger.] Anat.: The upper extremity of the small intestines; the duodenum, so called because it is about twelve finger-breadths long. [DUODENUM.] dō-dec-a-chor-don. [Gr.] Music: An instrument with twelve strings. ( Stainer & Barrett.)