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Dunoor, Dunour, Dunure,
Dunure [ˈdʌnuːr]
pn. Dunure (South Ayrshire).
Duprain, Pelder, Traprain,
Duprain [ˈdʌpren]
n. Traprain. (East Lothian)
deurk, dhurgan, dirk, dirkie, dirkin, dirky, doork, dorg, dorgin, durg, durgan, durgin, durk, durkie, durkin, durky, gurk,
durk [dʌrk, dɔrk]
also gurk [gʌrk]
n. Something big and clumsy, a stout heavily-built person.
adj. Thickset, sturdily built, squat.
 
durkie [ˈdʌrkɪ, ˈdɔrkɪ]
adj. Thickset, squat.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
durkin [ˈdʌrkɪn, ˈdɔrkɪn]: Something big and clumsy or short, thick and strong.
dawry, deory, dhoory, dhorrie, dhurry, doiry, doorie, dorry, dourie, durradh, durrie, dwarie, dyorrie, jarry, jawrie, joary, joram, jorry, jorum, jory, jurry,
durradh [Gael. ˈduːri, ˈdj(u)ɔrɪ]
n. A pig or sow, the smallest pig of a litter, a call to a pig or sow.
Dusdeer,
Dusdeer [dəsˈdiːr]
pn. Durisdeer (Dumfriesshire).
doosh, dooshed, doosht, doush, doushed, dousht, doust, dush, dush$t, dushed, dusht,
dush [dʌʃ, duʃ, døʃ]
n. A violent blow or stroke, a violent bump or jolt.
v. To push or strike with force.
pt. pp. dusht Pushed, attacked, struck dumb, silenced
dosk, dusk, duskish, duskiss,
dusk [dʌsk]
adj. Dark-coloured, dusky.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
duskish: The dusk, evening, twilight.
Dutch,
Dutch [dʌtʃ]
adj. Dutch.
dutchack, dutchock,
dutchock [NN.a. ˈdʌtʃək]
n. A three-legged metal pot.
duties, duty, dyowtie, dyowties, dyowty, jooties, jooty,
duty [djuti]
n. leg. A payment made to a feudal superior. A rent or leasehold.
pl. duties

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