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blue_doo, blue_dou, cooshie_doo, cooshie-doo, cooshy_doo, croodlin_doo, croodlin-dou, croodlin-dou, croodling-doo, curdoo, curdou, currdou, cushie_doo, cushie-doo, cushie-dou, docout, doe, doo, doo_lander, doocot, doocote, doocut, dooket, dookit, doolander, doolander, doolichter, doo-lichter, doos, dooz, dou, doucit, doucot, doukit, dou-launder, dou-lichter, dous, dov, dow, dowe, du, ducket, foo$s_yer_doos, foos_yer_doos, fou$s_yer_dous, pooter_doo, puddee_doo, puddie-doo, pud-dow,
dou [duː, S. dʌu]
n. A dove or pigeon, usually the rock dove Columba livia. A dear one, a darling.
pl. dous
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
blue dou: I.Sh. The rock dove Columba livia.
croodlin-dou: The wood pigeon Columba palumbus.
currdou: The cooing (sound) of a dove. To coo like a pigeon.
cushie-dou [ˈkʌʃiː-, ˈkuʃi-]: The ring-dove Streptopelia risoria. The wood pigeon Columba palumbus.
dirrie dou: I.Sh. The storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus.
doucot: A dovecote, a pigeonhole.
dou-launder, dou-lichter: col. An extremely large cap or hat.
fou's yer dous: MN.: A local dialect phrase meaning 'how are you?'
Greenland dou: I.Ork. The black guillemot Cepphus grylle.
puddie dou: A tame pigeon.
sea dou: MN. WC. The black guillemot Cepphus grylle.
turtle-dou: The turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur.
doowadger, douadger,
douadger [ˈduadʒər]
n. A dowadger.
dooce, doocely, doose, doosely, douce, doucelie, doucely, douche, doucie, douse, dousely,
douce [du(ː)s]
adj. Sedate, sober, quiet, respectable, often with a connotation of circumspection or cautiousness. Pleasant, kindly, gentle, lovable. Neat, tidy, comfortable. Also doucie.
 
doucely [du(ː)slɪ]
adv. Soberly, sedately, quietly, decorously.
Castle_Dooglas, Castle_Dooglus, Castle_Douglas, Doogie, Dooglas, Dooglass, Dooglis, Dooglus, Dougie, Douglas, Duggie,
Douglas [ˈdugləs]
n. The Personal name Douglas.
dim. Dougie
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
Castle Douglas [kasl-]: pn. Castle Douglas (Dumfries and Galloway).
bessie_douker, bessy_dooker, co$en_dooker, co$en_douker, co$-en_douker, co$-end_douker, Cowen_dooker, Cowen_douker, deuk, deukin, deukit, deuks, djuk, djuks, dook, dookan, dooked, dooker, dookers, dooket, dookin, dookit, dooks, doucker, douk, douker, doukers, doukin, doukit, doukss, duk, dukker, duks, dyook, jook, jookin, jookit, jooks, jouk, joukin, joukit, jouks, juke, jukes, shoorduck, soor_dook, soor_douk, soordook, soor-dook, soordouk, soorduck, sour_douk, sourdouk, willie_dooker, willie_douker, wullie_dooker, wullie_douker,
douk [duk]
n. A bathe. A drenching, a soaking. Any liquid into which something is dipped.
pl. douks
v. To plunge, dip, bathe. To baptise initiates into a Baptist church. Of the sun: to go down, to decline. Of the day: to draw to a close.
pt. pp. doukit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bessie douker: NEC. The dipper Cinclus cinclus.
black douker: The cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo or SW. the tufted duck Aythya fuligula.
Cowen douker: SW. The cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
douker: Diving birds such as S. the pochard Aythya ferina or SW. EC. little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. col. A Baptist.
doukers: col. A swimming costume.
doukin [dukɪn]: Bathing.
little douker: The little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis.
smaw douker: The little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis.
soor douk [ˈsu(ə)r-]: Buttermilk, yoghurt, a sour mean person.
willie douker: U. The cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
 
See deuk and jouk also.
dooel, dool, dooled, doolt, douel, doul, douled, doult,
doul [dul]
n. A dowel, a headless peg, a bolt etc.
v. To fasten with a doul.
pt. pp. doult adj. Fastened or pegged together by dowels.
adoon, adoun, doon, doonby, doon-by, doonbye, doon-bye, doone, doonlay, doonmaist, doonmest, doonmist, doontakin, doontakkin, doonward, doonwards, doonwart, doonwi, doun, dounby, dounbye, doun-bye, dounlay, dounmaist, dountakin, dountakkin, dounwart, dounwith,
doun [dun]
adv. Down. Of a school: closed for holidays.
adj. Down.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
adoun: Adown.
doun by [-baɪ, -bɪ, -bə]: Down there, in the neighbourhood.
dounlay: I.Sh. A heavy snowfall.
dounmaist: Furthest down.
dountakkin: The action of taking down or dismantling.
dounwart: Downward(s)
dounwith: Downward(s).
gang doun: To do down, descend.
naither up nor doun: Nowhere, in the same state, unchanged. Of the feelings: neither elated nor dejected, as placid or unaffected as before.
tak doun: Take down, reduce, dilute, weaken.
doon, doonie, doun, dounie, downie,
doun [dun]
n. Down, the soft under-plumage of birds. Fine dust or chaff of oats, meal etc.
dim. dounie A feather quilt.
 
douny
adj. Downy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
jaikie dounie: MN. The bib or pout Trisopterus luscus.
Doon, Doonshire, Doun, Dounshire,
Doun [dun]
pn. Down (County Down).
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
Coonty Doun: County Down.
Dounshire: Downshire.
doondie, doundie,
doundie [I.Ork. dundi, dʌndi]
n. A coalfish Pollachius virens in its third or fourth year. A large lean cod Gadus morhua (after spawning). A nickname for the inhabitants of Papa Westray.

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