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▪ I. daidle, n. Sc. (ˈdeɪd(ə)l) A pinafore. Hence ˈdaidlie, -ey (diminutive).17.. Jacobite Relics (1819) I. 7 Jenny [shall have] the sark of God For—petticoat, dishclout, and daidle. 1833 Moir Mansie Wauch v. (1849) 23, I was a wee chap with a daidley.▪ II. daidle, v. Sc. and north. dial. (ˈdeɪd(ə)l...
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daddle
▪ I. daddle, n. dial. (ˈdæd(ə)l) The hand or fist.1785 in Grose Dict. Vulg. Tongue. 1812 Sporting Mag. XXXIX. 47 His daddles he us'd with such skill and dexterity. 1827 Scott Two Drovers ii, ‘Adzooks!’ exclaimed the bailiff—‘sure..men forget the use of their daddles’. 1881 G. F. Jackson Shropshire W...
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diddle
▪ I. diddle, v.1 colloq. or dial. (ˈdɪd(ə)l) [app. a parallel form to didder, the formative suffixes -le and -er being somewhat akin in their force, though the former is more strictly diminutival. Cf. daddle, daidle; there are evident analogies both of form and sense between didder, dadder, diddle, ...
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oy
▪ I. oy, oe, n. Sc. (ɔɪ, ˈoɪ) Forms: 5 o, 5– oy, oye, 8– oe. [a. Gael. ogha, also written odha, pronounced (ˈoːa) = Ir. {uacu}a grandson, OIr. au descendant. O and oe appear to be etymologically the original forms in Lowland Sc.; in many parts of Scotland the diphthong oy is pronounced (oe).] A gran...
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fike
▪ I. † fike, n.1 Obs. Forms: 1 fic, 3, 5 fike(s, 5 fyke. [OE. f{iacu}c, ad. L. fīc-us.] a. A fig; also attrib., as fike-tree. b. A fig-tree.c 975 Rushw. Gosp. Matt. xxi. 19 And forwisnade sonæ se fic. ― John i. 48 Miððy ðu were under ðæm fictree ic ᵹisæh. a 1300 Cursor M. 804 (Gött.) Þai clad þaim.....
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wean
▪ I. wean, n. Sc. and dial. (win, wen) Also 9 ween, wain, wane. [A contraction of wee ane: (see wee a. and one), the full form still appearing in the first group of quotations. In the north-eastern Sc. counties the equivalent little ane has similarly given littlan, littlen.] A young child.α 1692 [se...
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