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 152 Dew-snail. A slug. Limax agrestis. Dido. A row a fuss. ^^ Kicking up a putty dido." Callington, Dicky. One of the names for an ass. Used also in Yorkshire. See AsS. Also, a sham bosom, or " false-front " to a shirt. A half shirt. Dijey. A small farm, or homestead. Bottrall. Dig. To scratch, as when itching. "Don't dig your head like that." Also, a blow,or poke, as with the elbow. "A dig in the ribs." Dinky. Tiny, very small, a mere mite. Dinged. Reiterated. '^He dinged it into my ears from morning to night.'' Dilly-dally. To do anything in a slow, lazy manner. Dinyan. A little corner. M.A.C. Dippa. A small pit. A mining term. A Celtic Cornish word. Dippers. In the catching of pilchards the boats which attend for the purpose of conveying the fish from the tuck-net to the shore are termed dippers. Dr. Paris, Dish. A gallon of black tin. Carew. Also, the land- lord's share in the produce of a mine. Dishwasher. The wagtail. Disle^ or Dicel. The thistle, especially the "Milky dicel " (so called by boys) for feeding rabbits. (Sonchus oleraceus, c.)