A Glossary of Words used in the Country of Wiltshire

by George Edward Dartnell; E. H. Goddard

Daak. See Dawk.

Dab. An expert at anything; sometimes used ironically, as 'He's a perfect dab at gardening,' he knows nothing whatever about it.—N. & S.W.

Dabster. A proficient (A.). See Dapster.—S.W.

Dack. See Dawk.

Daddick, Daddock. n. Rotten wood (A.B.G.).—N.W.

Daddicky. adj. Of wood, decayed, rotten (A.B.S.). Cf. Dicky.—N. & S.W.

*Daddy's Whiskers. Clematis Vitalba, L., Traveller's Joy.—S.W. (Farley.)

Daffy. The usual name in N.W. for the wild Daffodil.

Daggled. See Diggled.