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dowey, dowie, dowielie, dowilie, dowily, dowy,
dowie [ˈdʌui]
adj. Sad, melancholy, dreary, dismal, dull, dispirited. Ailing, sickly, weak. Of plants: limp, drooping. Of ground: unfertile.
adj. Sad, melancholy, dreary, dismal, dull, dispirited. Ailing, sickly, weak. Of plants: limp, drooping. Of ground: unfertile.
dowily [ˈdʌuɪlɪ]
adv. Mournfully.
adv. Mournfully.
daup, doop, doop-skelper, doup, doupie, doup-skelper, doupstane, dowp, dowper, dowpie, dowp-skelper, dowpstane, dupstone, lick-ma-doop, lick-ma-dowp,
dowp [dʌup]
n. The bottom or end of anything. The bottom part of an egg-shell. The seat of a pair of trousers. The buttocks of a person or animal. The end of a used candle. A cigarette butt.
dim. dowpie DD. A dog poo.
v. To dump someone down smartly on the buttocks.
n. The bottom or end of anything. The bottom part of an egg-shell. The seat of a pair of trousers. The buttocks of a person or animal. The end of a used candle. A cigarette butt.
dim. dowpie DD. A dog poo.
v. To dump someone down smartly on the buttocks.
Compounds and phrases etc.
dowp doun: To sit (down).
dowp-skelper: A bottom-smacker.
dowpstane: The impost of an arch.
lick-ma-dowp: A sycophant, a toady.
dowp-skelper: A bottom-smacker.
dowpstane: The impost of an arch.
lick-ma-dowp: A sycophant, a toady.
douphin, dowfin, dowphin,
dowphin [ˈdʌufɪn]
n. A dolphin.
n. A dolphin.
doot, doubt, dout, dowt,
dowt [dʌut]
n. A cigarette-end.
n. A cigarette-end.
dox, doxie, doxy,
doxie [ˈdoksi]
n. A sweetheart.
n. A sweetheart.
doazint, dosed, dosen, dosent, dosinnit, dossinit, doz$d, doz$t, doz$t, dozand, doze, dozed, dozen, dozen$t, dozened, dozent, dozin,
doze [doːz]
n. A stunning blow. A spin, a spell of spinning a top.
v. To stupefy, stun, to stun an animal prior to slaughtering. To spin like a top.
pt. pp. dozed adj. Of wood, cloth, rope etc.: rotten
n. A stunning blow. A spin, a spell of spinning a top.
v. To stupefy, stun, to stun an animal prior to slaughtering. To spin like a top.
pt. pp. dozed adj. Of wood, cloth, rope etc.: rotten
dozen [ˈdoːzən]
v. To become cold or numb.
pt. pp. dozent adj. Stupefied, dazed, stupid, rotten fruit
v. To become cold or numb.
pt. pp. dozent adj. Stupefied, dazed, stupid, rotten fruit
Compounds and phrases etc.
dozen't: Confound it.
drab, draub,
drab [drab]
n. A spot, a stain. U. A fall of dew.
v. To spot, stain.
n. A spot, a stain. U. A fall of dew.
v. To spot, stain.
drab, trap, trapach,
drab [drab]
n. A young female beggar. Also NN.b. trap An idle slovenly person, especially a woman.
n. A young female beggar. Also NN.b. trap An idle slovenly person, especially a woman.
Compounds and phrases etc.
trapach: NN.b. Slovenly, slatternly.
dhrebble, drabble, drabblie, drabbly, drablach, drabloch, draible, draibloch,
drabble [ˈdrabəl]
also draible [ˈdrebəl]
n. A small quantity of any liquid or semi-liquid substance.
pl. drabbles, draibles Spots of dirt, especially drops of liquid food spilt while eating.
v. To dirty, to besmear. To mop, to soak. To spill. To drizzle.
pt. pp. drabbelt adj. Dirty, bespattered.
also draible [ˈdrebəl]
n. A small quantity of any liquid or semi-liquid substance.
pl. drabbles, draibles Spots of dirt, especially drops of liquid food spilt while eating.
v. To dirty, to besmear. To mop, to soak. To spill. To drizzle.
pt. pp. drabbelt adj. Dirty, bespattered.
drabbly
adj. Wet, disagreeable.
adj. Wet, disagreeable.
Compounds and phrases etc.
drabloch, draibloch: Leftovers, rubbish.
draff, draff-pock, draff-poke,
draff [draf]
n. Draff, dregs, left over malt after brewing.
n. Draff, dregs, left over malt after brewing.
Compounds and phrases etc.
draff-poke: a sack or back for the left over malt after brewing