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doshie, doss, dossach, dossick, dossie, dossie, dosslie, dossock,
doss [MN. dɔs]
n. A knot or bow of ribbon, flowers or hair etc. A knot of people. A bonnet or cap.
dim. dossie, dossock A small knob or heap, a small truss or bundle.
dosslie
n. A knot of ribbon, a rosette.
v. To loop up so as to form a rosette or bow.
doss, dossie, dossied, dosst, dossy, jass, joss,
doss [dɔs, dos, dʒɔs]
n. A payment in cash.
dim. dossie
v. doss doun: To toss down, make a downpayment. To throw oneself down, to sit down heavily.
pt. pp. dosst
dosh, doshie, doss, dossie,
doss [dɔs, dos]
adj. Spruce, neat, tidy.
adv. Neatly, tidily.
v. To trim, to make neat, to spruce up.
dossie [dɔsɪ, dosɪ]
adj. Tidy, well dressed.
doat, dot, dote, dotted, dotted, dottit, dottit, dottle,
dot [dɔt, dot]
n. A dot. A small person or animal.
v. To walk with short, quick steps like a small person.
dottit
Compounds and phrases etc.
dottle [dɔtl]: A particle, a jot, plug of half-burnt tobacco, a cigarette end, the cut-off top of a boiled egg.
dot, dottan, dottin,
dot [NN.b. dɔt]
n. A nap, a short sleep.
v. To fall into a short sleep.
pt. pp. dottit
Compounds and phrases etc.
dottin: Dozing.
doat, doatie, doatie, doatin, doaty, doaty, dot, dote, dotie, dotin, dott, dottelt, dottie, dottle, dotult, doty,
dote [dot]
v. To show excessive fondness or love. To be or become silly or deranged.
dottle [dotl]
adj. In a state of dotage, crazy, witless.
n. A dotard, a person weak in the intellect.
v. To be or fall into a state of dotage, to be or become crazy, witless. To make crazy or confused.
pt. pp. dottelt
doty
adj. Mentality impaired due to old age.
Compounds and phrases etc.
dotage: Lack of sound mind, madness, folly.
dotie: A darling or pet.
dotin: Show excessive fondness or love. Foolish thinking.
doat, dote, dut, dute, dutt,
dote [dot]
n. A dowry.
v. To endow, bequeath.
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.
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