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70 DAIN.—Tainted, putrid, bad smelling.

DALL.—The smallest pig in a litter. "Dall 'um" is a mild form of imprecation; thus on a lady saying "How pretty the Poppies look amongst the corn," the reply was "Purty be um dall um."

DALLED.—A swearing expression.

DALLERS.—A fit of melancholy.

DALLY.—A swearing expression.

DAMPER.—A saddening circumstance.

DANCE.—The expression "led I a dance," means, gave me much trouble. (Almost universal.)

DANDER UP.—Temper raised. "A got my dander up an' I was 'bliged to gie 'un a cut."

DANDLE.—To move a baby up and down in the arms.

DANG 'UN.—A swearing expression.

DANK.—Unhealthy.

DANNUL.—Daniel.

DASH UT.—An imprecation.

DAWDLE.—A woman who idles over her household work.

DAYL.—Deal; much. "Us had a dayl o' trouble last vall."

DE-AD.—There are many expressions to signify quite dead; those mostly used of animals are "de-ad as a nit," "de-ad as a door-naail," &c.

DEAD ALIVE.—Sluggish, sleep> looking.

DEAD AN' GONE.—An expression sadly used of one who has died.

DEAD AS DITCH WATER.—Is said of beer that is flat to the taste.

DEAD RIPE.—Used with regard to fruit perfectly ripe.

DE-AN.—The common name for a field with rising ground on each side of it, but I have not known a case where more than one field in a parish is so called.

DEDDENST.—Did you not?