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Douted vs Douter - What's the difference?

douted | douter |

As a verb douted

is (dout).

As a noun douter is

(obsolete) an extinguisher for candles.

douted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dout)

    • dout

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.
    • The fire she lit was fanned rather than douted . ? Snowden.
    Related terms
    * douter, a cone-shaped device with a handle for extinguishing a candle and stopping the smoke. ----

    douter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An extinguisher for candles.
    • (Webster 1913) ----