DAYTAL-WARK—Labour that is paid for by the day, as distinct from piece work, or half-yearly or yearly engagements.
DADDLE—Barn tak. Let’s wag thi daddle honey.
DANDLE—To hush a child by swinging it in the arms:
Dandle, dandle, o’ the day,
’Twad ommost drive yan wild,
Ta sit six months e Carel Jail,
An’ nurse an iron child.
This was the punishment of a class of fathers whose financial obligation had been neglected.
DAMPER—Taken down a peg. Than ther’s yubben damper, fer t’ draft.
DAM—Female parent; generally used of quadrupeds, but sometimes of the human mother.