DEAL—A great amount. He left a deal o’ debt.
DEAL, DOLE—To portion out amongst various persons, seck as ta deal cards. A charity—Christmas dole, an’ St. Thomas’ dole.
DEET—This is a varra auld ’un. It means ta git t’ caff oot frae t’ grain.
DEETIN-MACHINE—Ye know what a deetin-machine is, sewerley. It seems afooar t’ man invented them they used ta hev ther liathes upstairs, an’ a lal deur fair anent t’ gurt ’un, an’ t’ waf o’ wind used to deet for them when they threw t’ corn up wi’ a shool.
DECK—To dress in a precise way. She’s deckt oot i’ t’ best bib an’ tucker.
DEED-HORSE—Wark ’at’s bin paid for afooar it was diun, er when a chaps subbed. Workin’ at deed horse is poor policy.
DEED-LICE—When t’ deed lice is droppin’ off it’s a bad do; it spells idleness mainly.
DEEA-UP—To tidy up. I’ll deea up aboot t’ hearth. Deea t’ nags up.
DEEAL, DEEAL-HEED, DEEAL-FIUT—A dwelling place in a valley amongst the fells.
DEEAL-SIDER—A resident in a dale, as distinct from the village or town.