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Dab bit, dip, soil ‘a dab of butter’; ‘dab the crust in yer tae, woman dear’ ‘the chile had dabbed her clane pinny’ Daisy-quilt grave sods, ‘she’s covered by her daisy-quilt this two years, poor dear’ Daffy silly Dander stroll, anger ‘take a dander’, ‘he’d raise yer dander’ Dandily flirt, ‘she’s anybody’s dandilly’ Damsel damson Dar dare Debate progress, ‘he cud make no debate for himself’ Dead-end ‘ye cud take yer dead-end at him’ [he’d greatly amuse you] Deef deaf Dealing man cattle dealer, huckster Death on greatly opposed ‘she’s death on smoking’ Delude, deluder coax, deceive ‘she’d delude the birds from the trees’ she’s only deluding him’ [she has another boy whom she prefers] Demean as with ‘bemean’ Desperation want, rage Devant to play or amuse Divil’s dozen 13 Dint mark [as ‘dent’]
Dirty illicit-sex-filled, 'I'm on a dirty weekend' Doldrum doubtful, confusing Donsey delicate Doom fate, punishment, ‘he’ll meet his doom alright!’ Down-faced brazen, ‘a down-faced rascal, that’ Down-looking dejected, ‘he has a very down-looking aspect’ Down in the mouth as above Down-take come-uppance, ‘he’ll get his down-take yet’ Down-come fall Douse to soak, extinguish Drain small quantity, empty ‘there’s a wee drain yit left in the bottle’ ‘let’s drain it’ Draw pull, ‘take a draw of yer pipe’, ‘draw up yer chair’ Dribs and drabs small steps, amounts ‘job done by dribs & drabs’ Drig milking term, ‘Are ye sure she’s drigged dry?’ Dressing beating ‘give him a good dressing’ Drookit wet, sodden Drop various: ‘there’s a bad drop in that family’ [their trouble’s in the genes or blood] ‘they’re not a drop’s blood to each other, ‘’wud ye take a drop in the hand?’ [would you like a cup of tea?] she dropped her calf [gave birth, alternatively aborted] ‘he had a drop too much’ [was drunk] the childer are dropping potatoes [sowing] Drudge an ill-used person To dredge, ‘he drudged the flax-hole clean’ Druth thirst Duds clothes Dunt push, strike Dunch punch, shove Duke bend low, hide Due owe, ‘I am due him the price of a calf’ Durneens short, wooden handle shaft grips Dwamish sickish
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