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doldrums (n.)
1811, from
dulled
, past participle of
dullen
, from Old English
dol
"foolish, dull," ending perhaps patterned on
tantrum
.
drumstick (n.)
1580s, from
drum
(n.) +
stick
(n.); applied to the lower joint of cooked fowl 1764.