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23 ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. Da, Sada, $h, father. ' Hi da / come home to the wain ! ' Da-dilly, ah. a helpless, useless person. * She's a sore da-dUlt/ of a erayture.' Dab, (1) eh. a small flat fish. (2) ib. a snatch, or dutch. Dab at the hole, $b. a game of marbles. Dad of bread, eh. a large lump of bread. Daf^-downdillies, sb. daffodils. Daft, adj, weak-minded ; mad. Da-ho, sb, the hedge parsley, ArUkrincus sylvefdrii. See Hi-how. Dais, sb, A log used as a seat, and placed against the gable of a cottage at the back of the fire, that is where a ' round about ' fire was used. If the fire-place was ageunst the gable there was of oourse no room for a daU. Daiver, t;. to strike a person such a blow as almost to stun him. Daiyered, adj, doting ; bewildered. Same as Doithered. Damsel, (1) sb. a damson. (2) %b. an iron rod with projecting pins, that shakes the shoot of the nopper in a com milL Dander, on the dander ; idling about ; on the spree. Dandher, (1) sb. a slow walk. TU just take a dandher.* (2) V, to saunter ; to walk about slowly* Dangersome, adj. dangerous. Dapery, sb. When oats are being put through frames the lightest grains fiedl through a sieve, and are collected by themselyes, these are called dapery, co. Antrim. In co. Down they are called ' wake com,' i. e. weak com. Dare, or Dar, o. to taunt, or challenge^ ' He darred me to fight him.' Dark, adj. blind. * Will you give something to a poor dark woman 1 ' Darlin, adj. nice. ' A darlin* red-head,' means a nice head of red hair. Daundered, acff. dazed. Dauma, v. dare not. Sometimes Davniae. Daver, s. to stun. Davy, sb. an affidavit. ' TU take my davy.* Daw, sb. a lazy, good for nothing person. Dawmson plume, sb. a damson. Day, sb, one's lifetime. See under Tour day.