• DAT
n. 1. 1970s US Army sl. – a tank-crew member (DumbAss Tanker)
n. 2. 2000 Jamaica sl. – pork
• DATAL
adj. 1882 rare – of or pert. to date; chronological
• DATALLER
n. 1881 Eng. dial. – a day-labourer; a workman engaged and paid by the day
• DATARY
n. 1655 obs. rare – an expert in dates; a chronologer
• DATCH
vb. 1808 Sc. obs. – to jog, to shake
• DATCHEL
n. 1824 Sc. – a person wearing ill-fitting clothes and with a foolish gait
vb. 1825 Sc. – to waddle
• DATCHIE
adj. 1. 1825 Sc. – sly, cunning
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. – hidden, secret
adj. 3. 1825 Sc. – penetrating: applied to intellectual powers
• DATCHLE
vb. Bk1900 Sc. – to waddle; to walk in a careless manner, with clothes ill adapted to the shape of the wearer
• DATE
n. 1. L19 colloq., orig. US – a person with whom one makes or has made an appointment or engagement, usually for social/sexual purposes
n. 2. 1910s Aust. sl. – a term of abuse
n. 3. 1914 UK sl. – a foolish, silly, stupid, or weak person
n. 4. 1919 Aust. sl. – the buttocks; the anus
n. 5. 1930s sl. – a prostitute’s customer
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a loved one; a sweetheart
n. 7. 1942 Amer. dial. – in marbles: a type of marble; a marble put up as a stake
n. 8. 1957 US euphemism – a sexual liaison between a prostitute and a customer
n. 9. 1989 US sl. – a prisoner’s expected date of release from prison
vb. 1. 1910s Aust. & NZ sl. – to caress the buttocks; to goose, i.e. to stick a thumb or finger into someone’s anus
vb. 2. 1951 US sl. – of a prostitute: to have sex with a customer for pay
vb. 3. 1990s sl. – to have sexual intercourse
vb. 4. 20C sl., orig. US – to have an affair with someone; to be going out together on a number of pre-arranged days
• DATE AND PLUM
n. 1998 UK rhyming sl. – the bum; the anus
• DATE BAIT
n. 1. 1940s African-American sl. – a boyfriend or girlfriend
n. 2. 1944 US sl. – an attractive person of either sex who is sought after as a date
n. 3. 1986 US students’ sl. – something that will entice a member of the opposite sex to accept the offer of a date
• DATE DRILLER
n. 1. 1980s Aust. sl. – a male homosexual
n. 2. 1998 NZ sl. – the active participant in anal sex
• DATELESS
adj. 1. 1685 Eng. dial. – stupefied, foolish, disordered in mind, having the faculties failing through age
adj. 2. 1854 Eng. dial. – insensible, as from a blow
• DATE-LOCKER
n. 20C Aust. sl. – the anus
• DATELY
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – daily
• DATE MATE
n. 1. 1950s Amer. sl. – a partner of the same sex to accompany one on a double date
n. 2. 20C Aust. sl. – a male homosexual partner
• DATE PACKER
n. 1985 Aust. sl. – a male homosexual
• DATE PUNCHER
n. 1980s Aust. sl. – a male homosexual
• DATER
n. 1843 Amer. dial. – a daughter
• DATE RAPE
n. 1983 sl., orig. US – the rape by a man of his partner on a date
• DATE ROLL
n. 20C Aust. sl. – a toilet roll, toilet paper
• DATE UP
vb. 1. c1930 sl., orig. US – to fill the time of a person with appointments
vb. 2. 1942 Amer. dial. – in marbles: to marbles in the ring as a stake
vb. 3. 20C sl., orig. US – to have an affair with someone; to be going out together on a number of pre-arranged days
• DATE WITH DIPALMA
n. 2001 US sl. – of a male: an act of masturbation (DiPalma = the hand)
• DATHER
n. 1768 Sc. obs. – daughter
vb. 1. 1684 Eng. dial. – to shiver, to tremble, to shake either with cold or old age
vb. 2. 1879 Eng. dial. – to bewilder, to maze
vb. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to wither
• DATIVE
adj. 1. 1400s obs. rare – disposed to give; having the right to give
adj. 2. 1570-6 obs. – of the nature of a gift; conferred or bestowed as a gift
• DATTER
n. Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a daughter
vb. 1952 Amer. dial. – to confuse, to embarrass
• DATTY
adj. 2000s UK teen sl. – mad
• DATY
adj. 20C military sl. – soft-headed; sun-struck
• DAUB
n. 1. 18C sl. – a bribe
n. 2. 1877 Eng. dial. – insincere compliments; flattery; hypocritical affection
n. 3. M19 colloq. – an artist
n. 4. M19 US criminals’ sl. – a ribbon
n. 5. 1923 US sl. – in the circus: an advertising poster
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
n. 7. 1960s sl. – a spot of grease used to mark a card
vb. 1. 1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to put on a false show; to dissemble so as to give a favourable impression to pay court with flattery
vb. 2. 1630 – in painting: to lay on colours in a crude or clumsy fashion; to paint coarsely and inartistically
vb. 3. c1690 sl. – to bribe
vb. 4. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to cheat, to deceive, to trick
• DAUBED
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – fantastically attired, over-dressed
• DAUBER
n. 1. 1642 obs. – one who puts a false show on things; a hypocritical flatterer
n. 2. 1655 – a coarse or unskilful painter
n. 3. 1915 US sl. – spirit; enthusiasm
n. 4. 20C sl. – a car painter who will repaint a stolen car
• DAUBERY
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – flattery, cajolery
• DAUBING
adj. 1. 1655 obs. – that bedaubs with flattery
adj. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – wet, dirty
n. 1. 1654 – painting coarsely or inartistically; hence, a coarsely or badly executed painting
n. 2. 1655 – the putting a false show on anything; hypocritical flattery
n. 3. 1795 Sc. obs. – a gathering of neighbours to build the walls of a new house
• DAUBLE
vb. 1. 1748 Sc. – to dabble; to employ oneself in a dilettante way to waste time, to potter about
vb. 2. 1869 Sc. – to wrangle, to quarrel
• DAUBMENT
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – flattery, cajolery
• DAUB OF THE BRUSH
n. 1. M20 US sl. – coition
n. 2. M20 US sl. – pederasty
• A DAUB OF THE HAND
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a greasing of the palm, a bribe
• DAUBSTER
n. 1853 – a clumsy painter
• DAUB THE BRUSH
vb. E20 Amer. sl. – to copulate
• DAUBY
adj. 1. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – fantastically attired, over-dressed
adj. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – hypocritically affectionate
adj. 3. Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial. – sticky, clammy, dirty, untidy
• DAUBY-SAUBY
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – flattery, cajolery
• DAUDNEL
adj. 1825 Sc. obs. – shabby in appearance
• DAUGHTER
n. 1. c1000 obs. or arch. – a term of affectionate address to a woman or girl by an older person or one in a superior relation
n. 2. 1382 obs. or arch. – a girl, maiden, young woman (no express reference to relationship)
n. 3. 1949 US homosexual usage – a homosexual male introduced into homosexual society by another homosexual male who is called a ‘mother’
n. 4. 1992 UK sl. – a form of address between homosexual men
n. 5. 1990s Black British & W. Indies sl. – any young woman, irrespective of relationship
• DAUGHTER-A-LAW
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a daughter-in-law
• DAUGHTERFUL
adj. 1830 nonce word – full of daughters
• DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
n. 1858 nonce word – a stepdaughter (now considered incorrect)
• DAUGHTERKIN
n. 1858 nonce word – a little daughter
• DAUGHTER-LAW
n. 1877 Eng. dial. – a daughter-in-law
• DAUGHTERLING
n. 1853 – a little daughter
• DAUGHTER OF JOY
n. 20C US euphemism – a prostitute
• DAUGHTER-O’-LAW
n. 1860 Eng. dial. – a daughter-in-law
• DAUK
adj. 1. 1804 Sc. obs. – dark, murky
adj. 2. 1866 Sc. obs. – stupid, doltish
vb. 1892 Sc. – to drizzle
• DAUL
vb. 1868 Sc. – to tire, to weary
• DAULER
n. 1825 Sc. obs. – a supine, delicate person
• DAULING
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – dull, inactive
• DAULT
n. 1775 Sc. obs. – a foster-child
• DAUM
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a small portion or share
vb. 1870 Eng. dial. – to deal out or allot sparingly or grudgingly
• DAUMER
n. 1866 Sc. – a stunning blow
vb. 1825 Sc. – to stun, to stupefy; to damage, to knock about
• DAUMERT
adj. 1876 Sc. – sleepy, silly, bewildered
• DAUNCEY
adj. 1. 1925 Ireland – weak, sickly
adj. 2. 1952 US sl. – pregnant
adj. 3. 20C Ireland – dishonest
• DAUNCH
adj. c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – fastidious, dainty, overnice, squeamish, over-particular; sensitive, jealous of one’s own dignity
• DAUNDER
n. 1821 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a stroll, a slow walk, a saunter
vb. 1727 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one’s time; to hobble
• DAUNSEL
vb. 1362 obs. – to caress, to make much of, to coax
• DAUNSY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – downcast, sad
• DAUNT
n. 1. a1400 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – the act of daunting; dispiriting; intimidation; discouragement; a check
n. 2. a1548 obs. – dandling, caress
vb. 1. c1300 obs. – to overcome, to subdue, to vanquish
vb. 2. 1303 obs. – to bring into subjection, to subdue, to tame; to hold in subjection; to control
vb. 3. 1303 obs. – to dandle, to fondle, to caress
vb. 4. 1377 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to tame, to break in an animal
vb. 5. a1400 obs. – to cast down, to put down, to quell
vb. 6. a1529 obs. rare – to toy
vb. 7. 1581 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to daze, to stupefy; to stun
vb. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to dare, to challenge; to provoke to some hazardous deed
• DAUNTED
adj. c1375 obs. – tamed, subdued, brought under control
• DAUNTER
n. 1. 1513 obs. – a subduer; a vanquisher
n. 2. 1513 obs. – a tamer of horses; a horse-breaker
• DAUNTINGLY
adv. a1788 Sc. obs. – boldly, bravely; defiantly
• DAUNTLE
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. – to dandle, to fondle, to caress
• DAUNTON
vb. 1. 1535 Sc. – to subdue, to overcome, to vanquish; to tame; to intimidate
vb. 2. 1794 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to terrify; to depress, to awe, to dismay
• DAUNTONED
adj. 1597 Sc. – tamed, broken in
• DAUNTS
n. 1813 Sc. – discouraging words
• DAUNY
adj. wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking …Irish usage
• DAUP IT!
int. damn it! …Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAUPET; DAUPIT; DAWPIT
adj. 1788 Sc. – silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile
• DAURE
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to dazzle, to stun
• DAUSEY
adj. 1889 Sc. & Eng. dial. – stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish
• DAUSEY-HEADED
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. – giddy, thoughtless; bewildered, confused
• DAUT
n. 1. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a caress
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a dot, a speck, a spot
n. 3. 1907 Sc. – a darling
vb. 1500-20 Sc. – to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of
• DAUTIE
n. 1676 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a person caressed or indulged; a darling, a pet, a favourite; a term of affection
• DAVE
adj. 1990s sl. – friendly, agreeable, admirable, excellent
vb. 1. 1781 Eng. dial. – to assuage, to mitigate, to relieve; to soothe
vb. 2. 1858 Eng. dial. – to thaw
• DAVE CLARK
adj. 2004 UK rhyming sl. – dark
• DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TICH
adj. 2004 UK rhyming sl. – rich
• DAVENANT
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a couch, usually small
• DAVENET
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a couch, usually small
• DAVENETTE
n. 1951 Amer. dial. – a couch, usually small
• DAVENO
n. c1955 Amer. dial. – an upholstered couch or sofa, sometimes convertible to a bed
• DAVENPORT
n. 1902 Amer. dial. – an upholstered couch or sofa, sometimes convertible to a bed
• DAVER
n. 1816 Eng. dial. – a stunning blow
vb. 1. c1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to move or walk as if dazed or stupefied; to stagger
vb. 2. c1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to stupefy, to stun, to benumb
vb. 3. 1621 Eng. dial. – to fade; to wither; to droop; to soil
vb. 4. 1742 Sc. – to be stiffened with cold; to be benumbed
vb. 5. 1813 Sc. – to wander aimlessly; to go out of one’s way from stupor; to wander in mind, to become stupid; to tarry
vb. 6. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to tremble; to waver
• DAVERED
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. – languid, torpid
adj. 2. 1795 Sc. & Eng. dial. – wandering in mind, silly, senseless
adj. 3. 1866 Eng. dial. – withered, faded, drooping
• DAVESHER
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a blow that has stunned or felled
• DAVEY’S LOCKER
n. M18 nautical usage – a watery grave; thus death in general
• DAVID
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. – an oath, an affidavit
n. 2. 1918 US nautical & military sl. – a power or spirit controlling rain and storms
n. 3. 20C Brit. sl. – semen
• DAVID BOWIE
adj. 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘blowy’ – windy
• DAVID GOWER
n. 1990s rhyming sl. – a shower (rain)
• DAVID JONES
n. 1. c1750 nautical usage – the spirit of the sea
n. 2. 1980s Aust. rhyming sl. – bones
• DAVID JONESES
n. M18 nautical usage – a watery grave; thus death in general
• DAVID, SEND IT DOWN
phr. 1981 US military sl. – a soldier’s greeting to a shower of rain likely to postpone a parade
• DAVIE DO A’ THINGS
n. Bk1905 Sc. – a Jack of all trades
• DAVIELY
adv. 1788 Sc. – listlessly, spiritlessly
• DAVINA MCCALLS
n. 2004 UK rhyming sl. for ‘balls’ – nonsense
• DAVINETTE
n. c1960 Amer. dial. – a couch, usually small
• DAVVY
n. 1997 US sl. – a sofa or couch
• DAVY
n. 1. 1764 sl. – a sworn oath; an affidavit
n. 2. 1790 nautical sl. – the spirit of the sea; the sailors’ devil; the demon of the sea; hence the bottom of the sea; a watery grave; death in general
n. 3. 1800 US nautical & military sl. – a power or spirit controlling rain and storms
• DAVY CROCKETT
n. 1. 1940s African-American sl. – a draft board official during World War II
n. 2. 1956 theatrical rhyming sl. – a pocket
• DAVY DEBET; DAVY DEBT
n. c1570 – a bailiff
• DAVY JONES
n. 1751 nautical sl. – the spirit of the sea; the sailors’ devil; the demon of the sea; hence the bottom of the sea; a watery grave; death in general
• DAVY JONES’ BEARD
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – seaweed
• DAVY JONE’S LOCKER
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – a door knocker
• DAVY JONES’S CHEST-LID
n. 18C nautical usage – a watery grave; thus death in general
• DAVY JONES’S DOCK-YARD
n. 18C nautical usage – a watery grave; thus death in general
• DAVY JONES’S LOCKER
n. 1774 nautical usage – the bottom of the sea, esp. as regarded as the grave of those who perish at sea
• DAVY JONES’S NATURAL CHILDREN
n. 19C nautical usage – pirates; smugglers
• DAVY JONES’S SHOCKER
n. 19C sl. – a depth charge
• DAVY LARGE
n. L19 rhyming sl. – a barge
• DAVY-MAN
n. 19C naval colloq. – the member of a crew of a ship captured by a privateer who was left on board in order to swear an ‘affidavit’ as to her nationality
• DAVY PUTTING ON THE COPPERS FOR THE PARSON(S)
phr. c1830 nautical usage – a comment on an approaching storm; the brewing of a storm
• DAVY’S DUST
n. c1830 UK criminals’ sl. – gunpowder
• DAVY, SEND IT DOWN
phr. 1981 US military sl. – a soldier’s greeting to a shower of rain likely to postpone a parade
• DAVY’S LOCKER
n. 1. 1802 nautical usage – the bottom of the sea, esp. as regarded as the grave of those who perish at sea
n. 2. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – a door knocker
• DAW
n. 1. c1460 – a lazy, good-for-nothing person; a sluggard
n. 2. 1500-20 Sc. – an untidy woman or housewife, a slut, a slattern
n. 3. c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a silly, chattering person, a simpleton, a fool
n. 4. 1856 Sc. – dawn
n. 5. Bk1900 Sc. – an atom. a jot, a particle
n. 6. 1968 Amer. dial. – a big marble that’s used to knock others out of the ring
n. 7. 1997 Ireland sl. – an obdurate, unreasoning person
vb. 1. c900 obs. exc. Sc. – to dawn
vb. 2. c1314 obs. exc. Sc. – to recover from a swoon; to awake from sleep, to arouse
vb. 3. 1616 obs. rare – to daunt, to subdue, to frighten
• DAWAMESK
n. 1960s drug culture sl. – marijuana; orig. a mixture of hashish and a variety of spices and other ingredients
• DAWB
n. 18C sl. – a bribe
vb. c1690 sl – to bribe
• DAWCAKE
n. 1892 Eng. dial. – a stupid, silly, awkward person
• DAWCH
n. Bk1900 Sc. – a very heavy dew or drizzling rain
vb. Bk1900 Sc. – to moisten as with dew; to damp
• DAWCOCK
n. 1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a stupid, silly, awkward fellow, a simpleton, a fool
• DAW-DAW
adj. c1950 colloq. – slow-witted
• DAWDERLY
adv. 1873 Eng. dial. – slovenly, loosely, out of shape
• DAWDGE
n. 1825 Sc. – a slut, a tatterdemalion
• DAWDLE
n. 1854 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a lazy, indolent person; a frivolous, useless person
vb. Bk1900 Sc. – to spoil, to mess, to bedabble
• DAWDLEKUM
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a loiterer or slow-coach
• DAWDLING
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a lazy, indolent person
• DAWDRY
adj. 1835 Sc. – slovenly, untidy
• DAWF
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a dwarf
• DAWFUL
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – doleful, woebegone
• DAWG
int. 1980s US students’ & teen sl. – an expression of approval or surprise and disbelief
n. 1. 1898 sl. – a dog
n. 2. 20C Amer. sl. – a close male friend
n. 3. 2003 US sl. – a fellow youth gang member
• DAWGOS
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. – a dirty, slatternly woman
• DAWING
n. 1. c900 obs. exc. Sc. – dawn, daybreak; morning twilight
n. 2. 1530 obs. exc. Sc. – recovery from swoon
• DAWISH
adj. 1540 obs. – silly; sluttish
• DAWK
n. 1. 1703 Eng. dial. – a hollow in a surface; a depression, furrow, incision
n. 2. Bk1900 Sc. – a drizzling rain
n. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a helpless, idle woman
n. 4. 20C Ireland – a prickle or spine of a thorn
vb. 1. 1703 Eng. dial. – to make a hollow or incision in
vb. 2. 1892 Sc. – to drizzle
vb. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to daub, to bemire
vb. 4. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to dig up weeds
vb. 5. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to idle
• DAWKAWK
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a stupid, silly, awkward person
• DAWK-BUNGALOW
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. – a resting-place or house for travellers
• DAWKEN
vb. 1905 Sc. – to dawn
• DAWKIN
adj. 1854 Eng. dial. – dull, listless
n. 1. 1565 Eng. dial. – a dull, stupid person, a simpleton, a fool
n. 2. 1674 Eng. dial. – a slatternly woman; one who is dirty and tawdry in her dress; a sloven, a slut
n. 3. 19C Eng. dial. – a coward
n. 4. 19C Eng. dial. – a sluggard
• DAWKINLY
adv. 1750 Eng. dial. – stupidly, foolishly
• DAWK OUT
vb. 1890 Eng. dial. – to over-dress; to dress smartly but untidily and slovenly
• DAWKS
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a slattern
vb. 1866 Eng. dial. – to over-dress; to dress up
• DAWKY
adj. 1. 1820 Sc. – moist, drizzly
adj. 2. 1892 Eng. dial. – helpless, idle
adj. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – dauby
adj. 4. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – over-dressed
n. 1874 Eng. dial. – a helpless, silly woman
• DAWL
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a blow, gen. on the head
vb. 1. 1796 Eng. dial. – to tire, to weary, to fatigue
vb. 2. 1796 Eng. dial. – to loathe, to disrelish
vb. 3. 1879 Eng. dial. – to coax, to fondle, to stroke gently with the hand
vb. 4. 1886 Eng. dial. – to dash, to beat, to strike
• DAWLED
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. – low-spirited, down-hearted
adj. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – tired, worn out
• DAWLIE
adj. 1832 Sc. – slow; slovenly
• DAWLIN
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the smallest pig of a litter
• DAWLSOME
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – dull, dreary, miserable; nauseating
• DAWN
n. 1890 Eng. dial. – the first feathering of young birds; the hair as it first shows itself on the human face; the soft feathery hairs of some seeds; anything fluffy
vb. 1530 obs. – to arouse or awake from a swoon, to resuscitate
• DAWN-DARKLE
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – the darkness just before sunrise
• DAWNER
n. 1. 1821 Sc. – a stroll, a slow walk
n. 2. 1980s US sl. – a meeting that lasts all night
n. 3. 1987 US sl. – an engagement between a prostitute and customer that lasts all night, until dawn
• DAWNEY
adj. 20C Irish usage – wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking
• DAWN FRAZER
n. 1960s Aust. rhyming sl. – a razor
• DAWN HOPPER
n. 1940-5 Royal Air Force usage – an enemy raider plane using the uncertain light at dawn to slip away and get home
• DAWNIN
n. 1859 Eng. dial. – the dawn
• DAWNING
n. 1297 now poetic or rhetorical – the beginning of daylight; dawn, daybreak
• THE DAWNING
n. 1879 – the east, the orient
• DAWN PATROL
n. 1. 1945 US sl., orig. military usage – any activity that requires staying up all night or getting up very early
n. 2. 20C Amer. sl. – golfers or surfers who head out early to beat others to the course or waves
n. 3. 20C Amer. sl. – the act of getting up very early in the morning, to get a head start on the day
• DAWNTLE
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. – to dandle, to fondle, to caress
• DAWNY
adj. 1. 1862 Ireland – small, tiny
adj. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – foggy
adj. 3. Bk1900 Irish usage – wretched; miserable; pale; sickly; weakly; delicate, in poor health
• DAWP
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to soil by touch
• DAWPATE
n. a1529 obs. – a silly fellow, a simpleton, a fool
• DAWPIT
adj. 1788 Sc. – silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile
• DAWPS
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a slattern; a dirty, untidy woman
• DAWSEL
vb. 1895 Eng. dial. – to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze
• DAWSEY
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – sticky, adhesive, smeary
• DAWSIE; DAWSY
adj. 1889 Sc. & Eng. dial. – stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish
• DAWT
n. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a caress
vb. 1500-20 Sc. – to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of
• DAWTHER
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to tremble, to shake; to move in an infirm, shaky manner, to totter
• DAWTHERING
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – shaky, tottering, trembling
• DAWTHERY
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – shaky, tottering, trembling
• DAWTIE; DAWTY
n. 1676 Sc. – a person caressed or indulged; a darling, a pet, a favourite; a term of affection
• DAW-YAW
adj. c1950 colloq. – slow-witted
• DAWZLE
vb. 1895 Eng. dial. – to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze
• DAWZLED
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – dazzled, dazed; stunned
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