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docht, dochtie, dochtless, dochty, dochty, doght, doghtie, doghtless, doghty, doucht, doucht, douchtie, douchty, dought, doughtie, doughtless, doughty, duchtie, dught, dughtie, dughtless, dughty, tucht, tuchtless, wandocht, wandought,
docht [dɔxt]
n. Power, strength, ability.
adj. dochtie Saucy, malapert, doughty.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dochtless: Powerless, worthless.
wandocht: A feeble, weak person, a silly, sluggish, worthless person. Lack of strength, feebleness. Feeble.
bridder-dother, brither-dochter, brither-dother, daachter, dachter, dauchter, dauchtir, do$ther, dochter, dochtir, doghter, doth$er, dother, douther, dowter, geed-dowter, granddochter, grand-dochter, grandochter, gran-dochter, graundochtir, gudedaughter, guid-dachter, guiddochter, guid-dochter, gweed-dother, sister-dochter, sister-dother,
dochter [ˈdoxtər, ˈdɔ-, MN. ˈdɔθər & ˈdoθər]
n. A daughter.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
brither-dochter: A niece.
guid-dochter: Daughter in law.
granddochter [gran(d), grɑn(d)-]: Granddaughter.
sister-dochter: A niece.
doak, dock, dockay, docket, dockie, dockie-doon, dockie-doun, dockie-up, dockit, docksie, docksy, docky, docky-up, doke, dokey, dokkit, dook, dookie, dookie-doun, dookie-doun, dookie-up, dooky, dooky-doon, dooky-up, doukie-up, doxie, doxy, ducksie, duxy,
dock [dɔk, dok, S. duk]
n. The buttocks, the rear of something. A haircut. A push or hoist up.
dim. dockie. WC. A forward roll.
v. To cut or shorten.
pt. pp. dockit adj. Clipped short.
 
dockie [ˈdɔkɪ, ˈdokɪ]
adj. Clipped short. Neat, tidy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dockie-doun: Help descending from a vehicle.
dockie-up: A push or hoist up.
docksie [ˈdɔksɪ, ˈdoksɪ, S. ˈduksɪ]: adj. Lazy, slow.
doak, dock, dokk, yuck,
dock [dɔk, dok]
n. A bed or dock for a vessel.
doaken, dochan, dockan, docken, dockin, dockins, doken, doo-dockan, doo-docken, dou-docken, dove-dock, dowhan,
docken [ˈdɔkən, ˈdokən]
n. The dock plant rumex pratensis.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dou-docken: NN.b. The coltsfoot Tussilago farfara or burdock Arctium lappa.
eldin docken: S. The butterbur Petasites hybridus.
soor docken: S. SW. The common sorrel Rumex acetosa.
doacter, doactir, doactor, doactur, doc, docter, docthur, doctor, doctour,
doctor [ˈdoktər]
n. A doctor. A large minnow Phoxinus phoxinus or the stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus. MN. The thornback ray Raja clavata.
col. v. Do for, finish off.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
doctor's line: A sick note.
docas, docus,
docus [ˈdokəs]
n. A stupid fellow.
carl-doddie, carl-doddy, carl-doddy, carle-doddie, carle-doddy, carle-doddy, curl-daddy, curl-doddy, daud, daudie, daudit, dod, dodd, doddie, doddie, doddit, doddy, dodie, hummel_doddie, hummel_doddies, hummel_dodies, hummel-doddies, hummell_doddies, hummle_doddies, hummle-doddie, hummledodies, tirly-tod,
dod [dɔd, dod, MN. dʌud]
n. A bare hill with a rounded top.
dim. doddie [ˈdɔdi, ˈdodi, MN. ˈdʌudi] A hornless bull, cow or sheep.
v. To render hornless.
pt. pp. doddit adj. Without horns.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
curl-doddie: The ribwort, S. U. the devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, S. the field scabious Knautia arvensis, and S. NEC. the seed-bearing stem of the ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. Also carle-doddie: WC. NEC. SN. MN. The ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, the greater plantain Plantago major and the melancholy thistle Carduus heterophyllus.
hummel doddie: Hornless, something which has a flat appearance such as a plain bonnet or cap.
hummel doddies: Gloves without separate fingers but with thumbs.
reid curl-doddie: I.Ork. The red clover Trifolium pratense
white curl-doddie: I.Ork. The white clover Trifolium repens.
doad, doads, dod, dodd, dods,
dod [dɔd, dod]
n. usually pl. dods A fit of bad-temper, the sulks.
v. To sulk.
dod, dodd, dyod,
dod [dɔd, dod, MN. djɔd]
int. An exclamation of surprise or impatience. A euphamism for God.

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