Dictionary entry

Dodge

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Dodge (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Dodged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dodging.] [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.