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 ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. 29 Say an' daily, adv. constanUy ; every day. Dayligon, Dayly goin, «6. (daylight going); the dusk of the eyening. Bead end. ' If you saw it you would take your dead end,* t. e, you would die of laughter. Dead knowledge, eb. deceitfulness ; cunning. Dead num's plunge, eb. this is made by throwing a stone, so that it enters the surface of water with such force that no splash is made. Dead men's pinches, eb. Small discoloured marks on the skin, which come mysteriously during the night, and which show themselves in the morning. They resemble the marks otpinehee or bruises. Deaf nut, eb. an empty nut. Dear bless yon I Grod bless you [?], an exclamation. Dear help yon I God help you [?], an exclamation. Dear knows. A common rejoinder, meaning ' who knowe,* or ' no- body knowiy* probably meant originally, ' God only knowe.' Dear love you I God love you [1], an exclamation. Deave, v, to deafen ; to bewilder. ' You would deave one's ears.' Debate, eb, a defence, or fight. ' He can make a great debate for himself.* Deck of cards, eb. a pack of cards* Decline, eb. consumption, Dede anld, adj. very old. Deed and doubles, indeed. Deil (1). 'The deU couldn't do it unless he was drunk:' said of something very difficult. (2) * The deil gang wi' ye, an' saxpence, an* ye'U nether want money nor company/ a saying. Deil bane ye, an expression of anger. Deil perlickit, nothing. 'What fortune did his wife bring himl' < Oh, deil perlickit f tied up in a clout.' Deil's needle, eb. a dragon-fly. Demands, eb. commands. ' Have you any demande into town 1 ' Demean, v. to lower, or disgrace. 'I wouldn't demean myself to speak to him.' Demin ane, eb. an odd one, i. e. singular, unusual. Den, (l) eb.A dark cellar in a mill building. (2) the place of safety in games, such as ' Hy spy.' Desperation, «(. a great rage. ' The master was in desperation.'