doddard

1. (rare) A moribund or decayed tree.Examples: "[…] / Another ſhakes the Bed; diſſolving there, / Till knots upon his Gouty Joints appear, / And Chalk is in his crippled Fingers found; / Rots like a Doddard Oke, and piecemeal falls to the ground."; "Trees when lopped were dodded and became doddards."; "All the old pollards on the site should be maintained and any old, ill-formed or inaccessible individuals left to over-maturity. At present there is a dearth of older dying and decaying material. In areas being restocked, planting up close to these old doddards and pollards should be avoided."rare