DAFFY-DUM-DILLY—The daffodil.
Daffy-dum-dil that grows by the well,
Neeabody can git thi but me misel.
DALT, DOTE—A stone fence, or dyke, or railings, made and repaired by various parties with common rights.
DAL—A mild form of swearing. O’ dal’ it yer wrang this time.
DEZEMENT—A very severe chill. He’s gitten a dezement o’ cauld.
DEED—Doings. We hed rare deed.
DEZED—Addled. Noo Ah izzant at o satisfied ’at addle hes owt to deea wi’ rotten eggs, as dezed hez. Owt ’at’s addled ’s reet, an’ owt ’at’s dezed ’s rang, siam as rotten eggs, starved finger ends, er nooases blue wi’ cauld.
DEETH-WATCH, DEETH-CLOOK—The tapping of the wood bug regarded as an ill omen.
DEETH-STROKE—A well-informed person assures me that it is not unusual to hear the “switch” on the roof or window of a dying person’s room: it is regarded as the final summons.