" More may be seen in John Bauhin.
Des'perd. _adj._ [Corrupted from desperate.] Very, extremely;
used in a good as well as a bad sense: _desperd good_;
_desperd bad_.
Dewberry, _s._ A species of blackberry.
Dibs. _s. pl._ Money.
Did'dlecome. _adj._ Half-mad; sorely vexed.
Dig'ence. _s._ [g hard, _diggunce_, Dickens] a vulgar
word for the _Devil_.
Dird. _s._ Thread.
Dirsh, _s._ A thrush.
Dirten. _adj._ Made of dirt.
Dock. _s._ A crupper.
Doe. _part._ Done.
To Doff. _v. a._ To put off.
To Don. _v. a._ To put on.
Donnins. _s. pl._ Dress; clothes.
Dough-fig. _s._ A fig; so called, most probably, from its
feeling like _dough_. JUNIUS has _dotefig_: I know not
where he found it. _See_ FIG.
To Dout. _v. a._ To extinguish; to put out.
To Downarg. _v. a._ [To _argue_ one _down_]; to
contradict; to contend with.
Dowst. _s._ Dust; money; _Down wi' tha dowst!_ Put down
the money!
Dowsty. _adj._ Dusty.
[_Dr_ used for _thr_ in many words:] as _droo_ for
_through_.
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