What fictitious word accidentally appeared in five consecutive editions of Webster's Dictionary?

What fictitious word accidentally appeared in five consecutive editions of Webster's Dictionary in the 1930s? Why?



please add resources, thanksss!What fictitious word accidentally appeared in five consecutive editions of Webster's Dictionary?
The word is dord, listed in Webster's Third New International Dictionary from 1934 to 1939 as a synonym for density. It appeared on page 771, between the entries for Dorcopsis (a genus of kangaroo from Papua New Guinea) and dor茅 (containing gold or golden in color).



The only problem is that the word dord (rhymes with cord) never appeared in the English language before that edition of Webster's, and there was nary an intentional Mountweazel afoot. In fact, a series of slight but unlikely proofreading errors led to the word's conception.What fictitious word accidentally appeared in five consecutive editions of Webster's Dictionary?
Dord



It came from a handwritten note that had "D or d" as a derivitave and ended up in the wrong pile for for publishing.