NOD, NODDING
ADJECTIVES
1952 — FISHING nodding, asleep → Amer. dial.
NOUNS
1584 — BENT inclination, bowing, stooping, nodding → obs.
..18C — BEND OF THE FILBERT a bow of the head; a nod → sl.
1809 — BECK a nod, a curtsy → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1879 — NICK a nod → Sc. obs.
1911 — BOB a curtsy, obeisance, nod → Sc. (Bk.)
VERBS
1578 — BECKON to nod; to bow → obs.
1724 — BECK to nod or bow the head; to curtsy, to make obeisance → Sc.
1866 — NIDDY-NODDY to nod gently
1892 — NEEB to nod, esp. to nod from drowsiness → Sc.
1905 — MANK to nod with the head → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1938 — DODDLE to shake or nod the head → Amer. dial.
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