Dillcup. Add:—*(2) Ranunculus acris, L., Meadow Crowfoot.—S.W. (Charlton, Little Langford.)
Do. To thrive (used reflexively). 'He does (o pronounced as in the infinitive) hissel well, dwon't he?' said of an animal that does credit to its owner by the way in which it thrives.—N. & S.W.
Doer. A pig that thrives well, even on poor food, is a 'good doer,' while a 'bad doer' refuses to fatten, give it what you will.—N. & S.W.
Dog, how beest? Add:—Also used at Deverill, S.W.
Dog-in-a-blanket. A roly-poly pudding—N.W.
Dough-fig. Add:—S.W. (Deverill.)
*Down-lanterns. Heaps of chalk, marking the tracks from village to village over the downs, to prevent people going astray at night.—S.W.
Drashel. Dele:—As two men generally work together.
*Draw-sheave. (Pronounced Draa-sheave.) A wheelwright's draw-knife.—S.W.
*Druck. n. 'A druck of people,' a great crowd.—S.W. (Wilton.)