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D

dadies

[dAHdees]

hawkers

Word / Community

dalleach

[dULL-uch]

stomach of a cow

Word / Farming

daik

[dAYK]

interval (in bad weather}, eye of the storm

Word / Nature

damackie or demackie

[dAM-a-kee or dUM-a-kee]

girl or woman, small

Word / Community

daintyoch

[dEYN-tee-yock]

nice, particular

Word

dame or dem

[dEYM or dEHm]

girl or woman

Word / Community

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darra

[dAR-ah]

line for mackerel fishing

Word / Fishing

daunder: he took a daunder up the roadie

[dOHn-der: he took a dOHn-der up th’rOH-dee]

wander: he went for an aimless wander up the little road

Phrase

devail: bairns, bairns, will ye no devail?

[deVAYL: bairnz, bairnz, will ye no deVAYL]

stop: children, children will you please pack it in?

Phrase

dichtie: ah'll gie the knifie a dichtie

[dICH-tee: ah'll gee the NY-fee a dICHtee]

clean: to give the knife a clean

Phrase

divna: ah divna ken

[divnna: ah divnna ken]

I don’t know

Phrase

dooky

[DOO-key]

tidy

Word

dossan

[dOHsn]

fringe, forelock

Word

droog-droogle

[drOOg-droogul]

to do wet, heavy work

Word / Fishing

duffie

[DUF-fee]

chimney sweep

Word / Fishing

durler

[dUR-lur]

skelp or small blow (on the ear)

Word / Home

dykes: sun's breakin doon the dykes the day

[dikes: suns breakeen doon th'dikes theday]

sea-walls: sun’s breaking through the walls today

Phrase / Fishing

darrach

[dAR-rack]

knock or blow (causing pain)

Word / Threat

day nettle

[dAYnet-hul]

whitlow (sore)

Word / Body

devall

[div-AHl]

to cease, stop

Word

div

[dihv]

do

Verb

doal-sooch: doal-sooch comin doon the lum

[dOHl-soock: dOHl-sook cum-een doon th’lUHm]

asleep: an expression used when someone is falling asleep at the fire

Phrase / Home

doorchans

[dOOR-chans]

fir cones used to smoke fish

Word

dowg

[dowhg]

a dog

Word

drunken

[drrUNK-en]

fishhook (put into the basket without being baited)

Word / Fishing

dunnage

[dUHNidj]

clothes, stuff in general

Word / Clothing

dutchack

[dUTCH-hk]

pot (metal, three-legged)

Word / Home

dyuchint

[dee-OCHnt]

obstinate

Word

darrach: e got a right darrach

[ee goht a RYt DAR-rach]

he got a right knock (someone else hit him)

Phrase / Threat

dayset

[DAYset]

twilight, at the end of evening

Word

dichtie

[dICH-tee]

clean

Word / Verb

div thee ken?

[duv-thee-kEHn]

did you know?

Question

doochint

[DOOch-nt]

obstinate

Word

dort

[dohrt]

to sulk, take offence

Verb

droke

[drrOHwk]

oatmeal mixed with water

Word / Food

druntyach

[drrUNT-ye-ach]

bad-tempered

Word

duo

[dEWo]

small creek

Word

dwarm: right eenuff, he's in a dwarm

[dwAHM: right eenuff, ee's in a dwAHM]

daze: right enough, he’s in a complete daze

Phrase