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Dodo vs Dado - What's the difference?

dodo | dado |

As nouns the difference between dodo and dado

is that dodo is a large, flightless bird, species: Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius while dado is the section of a pedestal above the base.

As a verb dado is

to furnish with a dado.

dodo

English

(wikipedia dodo)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A large, flightless bird, , related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
  • (figuratively) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.

    • Synonyms

    * (bird)

    Derived terms

    * dead as a dodo, as dead as a dodo * dodoism * go the way of the dodo

    See also

    * didine * ratite

    Anagrams

    * English reduplications ----

    dado

    English

    (wikipedia dado)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (architecture) The section of a pedestal above the base.
  • (architecture) The lower portion of an interior wall decorated differently from the upper portion.
  • (carpentry) The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To furnish with a dado.
  • To cut a dado.

    • Derived terms

    * dado rail ----