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151 Daps or DopS. Likeness, or image of. "The very daps." Dash-an-darras. The dram, or "stirrup cup" for the parting guest. Polwhele. Datch. Thatch. Datcher. A thatcher. " This is the weather for ducks and datchers." Davvered. Faded, looking old and worn. Day-berry. Wild gooseberry. M.A.C. Deads. Rubble or loose rubbish and broken stones in a mine, and containing no metal. Borlase, Dealsey, or Delseed. A fir cone. m.a.c. Deaf, or Defe nettle. See Blind-nettle. Deefj Defe, or Deve. Hollow, decayed, as a "deef ' nut. It is also used thus in the North of England. There is a term also, " defe as a haddock," meaning, very deaf. Delbord. The nurse hound. Squalus canicula. N.E.C. Denneck, or Redanneck. Piper, or Ellick, names applied to a species of tub fish. w.F.P. Derry. " A putty derry." " Kicking up a putty derry." In Celtic Cornish deray means a deed, an exploit. Devil. An eval. q.v. Devil's bit; or Devil's button. Blue scabious. M.A.C.