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 153 Doat figs. Broad-figs. U.J.T. Dob^ or Dab. To throw, or fling. As, " he dobbed a great stone at me." Dobbet. A short, stumpy little person. Dock. The crupper of a saddle. Also used in Devon- shire. Docy. Pretty, charming, or neat in person. "A docy little maid." " She is very docy." Dogga. The dog-fish. Acanthius vulgaris. C. Doggetin along. Plodding along in walking. A Dogg along. To drag along. Doggie. To totter in walking, as does a child, " dogglin along.'' Dole. Mine dues. A lot of ore. Doldrums. In low spirits, " In the doldrums." Dollop. A lump of anything, thus, " a dollop of fat." DoUymop. A vulgar flirt. DoUymoppin. Flirting with the girls. Dooda. A stupid person. M.A.c. Doodle. To diddle, to cheat. Dormant. Melancholly, sad, gloomy. "A dormant house," i.e., a gloomy house. " Feeling dormant," i.e., melancholly or sad. Used in the same sense as wisJif. q.v. Dorymouse. The dormouse.
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