WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dout•er
(dou′tər, do̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Furniturean implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
- 1615–25; dialect, dialectal dout (verb, verbal) (contraction of do1 + out; compare doff, don2) + -er1
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