DODECATEMORY
Do*dec`a*tem"o*ry, n. Etym: [Gr. dodécatémorie.] (Astron.)
Defn: A tern applied to the twelve houses, or parts, of the zodiac of the primum mobile, to distinguish them from the twelve signs; also, any one of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
DODGE
Dodge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dodged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dodging.] Etym:
[Of uncertain origin: cf. dodder, v., daddle, dade, or dog, v. t.]
1. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start. Milton.
2. To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble. Some dodging casuist with more craft than sincerity. Milton.
DODGE
Dodge, v. t.
1. To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.
2. Fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge responsibility. [Colloq.] S. G. Goodrich.
3. To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place. Coleridge.
DODGE
Dodge, n.