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 to make up Commodes upon, also a Child's Baby.

Doltish, c. Foolish.

Dolthead, a Fool.

Domerars, c. Rogues, pretending to have had their Tougus cut out, or to be born dumb and deaf, who artificially turning the tip of their Toungs, into their Throat, and with a stick makeing it bleed, weak people think it the stump of their Tongue; one of whom being askt hastily how long he had been dumb? answerd but three weeks, this is the twenty first. Order of Canters, the Word also signifing Mad-men.

Dotard, An old drowsy Fellow come to Dotage.

Doudy, An ugly coarse hard favored Woman. She is a meer Doudy that is, very ugly.

Dover court, all Speakers and no Hearers.

Down hills, c. Dice that run low. Doxies, c She-beggers, Trulls, Wenches. Whores, the twenty fifth Rank of Canters; being neither, Maids, Wives, nor Widdows, will for good Victuals, or a very small piece of money prostitute their Bodies, protesting they never did so before, and that meer necessity then oblig'd them to it (tho' common Hackneys) These are very dextrous at picking Pockets (in the action) and so barbarous as often to murder the Children thus got.

Drab, a Whore, or Slut, a Dirty drab, a very nasty Slut.

Drag, a Fox's Tail.

Dragg'd, through the Horse-pond or Bog-bouse. Bailives and Sergeants are served so that presume to arrest any Body within the Verge of the Court-royal, or Precints