[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dodge \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.
      1913 webster

   2. to evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to
      use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.
      1913 webster

            some dodging casuist with more craft than sincerity.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster
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