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dowf
dowf, douf, a. (n.) Sc. and north. dial. (daʊf) Also 6 dolf, (8 doof). [The 16th c. form is constantly dolf, but it is prob. that the ol here (as in 16th c. rolp = rope, roup, nolt = nowt, nout, ON. naut) merely stands for ow, and that dowf is etymological. Perh. a. ON. dauf-r deaf; cf. Du. doof dea...
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Dofari
Dofari (, also Romanized as Dofārī; also known as Dafūrī, De Fowrī, Deh Fārī, and Dowfūrī) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District
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dolf
▪ I. dolf earlier form of Sc. dowf a.▪ II. dolf, -en obs. pa. tense and pple. of delve.
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daviely
ˈdaviely, adv. Sc. Spiritlessly, listlessly.1789 Burns Elegy on 1788, Observe the vera nowte an' sheep, How dowf and daviely they creep. 1825 in Jamieson.
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mugful
mugful (ˈmʌgfʊl) Also † mug-full. [f. mug n.1 + -ful.] The contents of a mug; the amount that a mug will hold (in quot. 1867 = bowlful).1838 Dickens Nich. Nick. (1839) xv. 133 A glass-full of spirits and water for Nicholas, and a cracked mug-full for the joint accommodation of himself and Smike. 186...
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duff
▪ I. duff, n.1 (dʌf) [orig. a northern pronunc. of dough: cf. enough.] a. Dough, paste. (dial.) b. A flour pudding boiled in a bag.; a dumpling.1840 R. H. Dana Bef. Mast iv. 7 To enhance the value of the Sabbath to the crew, they are allowed on that day a pudding, or, as it is called, a ‘duff’. 1847...
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daff
▪ I. daff, n. Obs. exc. north. dial. (dɑːf, -æ-) Also 4–5 daf, 4–6 daffe. [Etymology uncertain: cf. daft. It has been conjecturally referred to ON. dauf deaf, dull, savourless, which survives in Sc. dowf, douf dull, spiritless, but this is phonetically inadmissible.] One deficient in sense or in pro...
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eery
eerie, eery, a. (ˈiːrɪ) Forms: 4 eri, hery, 4–6 ery, 6 erie, 9 eirie, -y (Anglo-Irish airy), 8– eery, -ie. [ME. eri, ? var. of erȝ, argh; or ? f. that word + -y. The word occurs in the northern (not in the midland) version of the Cursor Mundi. It has recently been often used in general literature, b...
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variorum
variorum, n. (a.) (vɛərɪˈɔərəm) [L., gen. pl. masc. of varius various a., in the phrase editio cum notis variorum (see def.).] 1. a. An edition, esp. of the complete works of a classical author, containing the notes of various commentators or editors. Also in the full phrase variorum edition.1728 Ch...
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