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Dumbairtan, Dumbairton, Dumbartoun, Dumbertan,
Dumbairton [ˈdʌmbertən, ˈdʌmbɛrtən]
pn. Dumbarton (Dunbartonshire).
Dumfaarlin, Dumfarlin, Dumfarline, Dumfaurlin, Dunfaurlin,
Dumfaurlin [dʌmˈfarlən, dʌmfɛrlən]
pn. Dunfermline (Fife).
 
also known as the auld gray toun.
dumbfoondered, dumbfoonert, dumbfouner, dumbfounert, dumfoon, dumfoon$, dumfoond, dumfoonder, dumfoondered, dumfoondert, dumfooner, dumfoonert, dumfoonthered, dumfoonthert, dumfoundered, dumfouner, dumfounert, dumfounnert, dumfunnert,
dumfoond [ˈdʌmˈfun(d)]
v. To dumfound, amaze.
pt. pp. dumfoondit
 
dumfoonder [ˈdʌmˈfun(d)ər]
v. To dumbfounder, confuse, amaze.
pt. pp. dumfoondert, dumfoondered adj. Dumbfoundered, confused.
doon_hamer, doonhamer, doun_hamer, dounhamer, Dumfries, Dunfries,
Dumfries [ˈdʌmfris]
pn. Dumfries (Dumfries and Galloway).
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
doun hamer: A native of Dumfries.
dum, dum$, dumm, dummie, dummy,
dumm [dʌm]
adj. Dumb.
 
dummie
n. A dumb person.
dump, dumpage, dumpees, dumpeese, dumpeesh, dumper, dumpised, dumpish, dumpish$d, dumpished, dumpisht, dumpitch,
dump [dʌmp]
n. A dull, quick blow, a thump, a thud. A hole scooped in the ground for playing marbles. WC. An apple core.
pl. dumps A thrashing, a punishment.
v. To beat, thump, kick, push. With aboot: to walk with a short, heavy step, to stump.
 
dumpish
adj. Dejected, melancholy.
v. To make melancholy, to sadden or grieve.
pt. pp. dumpisht adj. Stupefied, grumpy, surly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
dumper [ˈdʌmpər]: A post rammer for firming earth.
dumpie, dumpy,
dumpie [ˈdʌmpɪ]
n. A short thick-set person. A breed of very short-legged chickens. S. A footstool or hassock stuffed with chopped hay.
adj. Depressed. Of cloth: coarse and thick.
clootie-dumplin, dumplin, dumplin$, dumpling,
dumplin [ˈdʌmplɪn]
n. A dumpling, a rich, boiled or steamed fruit pudding.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
clootie dumplin: A dumpling wrapped in a cloth and boiled.
din, dun,
dun [dʌn]
n. A prehistoric fort.
Dumbaur, Dunbaar, Dunbar, Dunbaur,
Dunbaur [ˈdʌmbɑːr, ˈdʌmbɔːr]
pn. Dunbar (East Lothian).

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