dotard

dotard
    n 1: an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired
         his intellect
    

Seal \Seal\ (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG.
   selah, Dan. sael, Sw. sj[aum]l, Icel. selr.] (Zool.)
   Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocidae} and
   {Otariidae}.
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   Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in
         the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are
         numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea
         lion}, {sea leopard}, {sea bear}, or {ursine seal},
         {fur seal}, and {sea elephant}. The bearded seal
         ({Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({Cystophora
         cristata}), and the ringed seal ({Phoca foetida}), are
         northern species. See also {Eared seal}, {Harp seal},
         {Monk seal}, and {Fur seal}, under {Eared}, {Harp},
         {Monk}, and {Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their
         skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some
         species is very abundant.
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   {Harbor seal} (Zool.), the common seal ({Phoca vitulina}). It
      inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific
      Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled
      seal}, {native seal}, {river seal}, {bay seal}, {land
      seal}, {sea calf}, {sea cat}, {sea dog}, {dotard},
      {ranger}, {selchie}, {tangfish}.
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Dotard \Do"tard\, n. [{Dote}, v. i.]
   One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood.
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         The sickly dotard wants a wife.          -- Prior.
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41 Moby Thesaurus words for "dotard":
      Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, centenarian, elder,
      fogy, fuddy-duddy, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, gramps,
      grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, nonagenarian, octogenarian,
      old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old fart, old fogy,
      old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old-timer,
      older, oldster, pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, senile,
      senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian,
      the quiet-voiced elders, venerable sir, veteran