Dovercourt

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proper noun

A suburban area in Harwich, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2531).

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburban area in Harwich, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2531).
nounDovercourt (plural Dovercourts)

plural Dovercourts

  1. A noisy assemblage; a meeting that is little more than a chaotic riot.

    "Well, well; I've seen a number o' fanteegs round these parts in my time, but in all ninety year I never heard such a dovercourt as there were over that teetotal meetin'. […]

    1909, Arthur Morrison, Green Ginger, page 273
    1 more example

    Those who would captivate the well-bred throng, / Should not too often speak, nor speak too long; / Church, nor church matters, ever turn to sport, / Nor make St. Stephen's Chapel Dover Court.

    1729, James Bramston, The Art of Politics
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