Dap. (1) v. To rebound, as a ball.—N. & S.W. (2) n. The rebound of a ball.—N. & S.W.
Dap on. To pounce down on, to take unawares.—N. & S.W.
Daps. (1) 'He's the daps on his feyther,' the very image of him (S.).—S.W. (2) 'He got the daps o' he's feyther,' he has the same tricks as his father.—N.W.
'Dap, a hop, a turn. The daps of any one would therefore be his habits, peculiarities, &c.'—Jennings, Somerset Gloss.
Dapster. *(1) A nimble boy.—S.W. (Deverill). (2) A proficient (S.). See Dab.—S.W.
*Dar. n. 'To be struck in a dar, to be astonished or confounded.'—Cunnington MS. Apparently from O.E. dare, to frighten birds.—N.W., obsolete.
'Never hobby so dared a lark.'—Burton, Anatomy of Melancholy.
*Daver. To fade, fall down, droop, as flowers or leaves on a hot day.—N.W. (Malmesbury.)
Dawk, Dack, Daak, Dauk. To incise with a jerk, or insert a pointed weapon with rapidity (H.Wr.). To stab and tear together as a cat's claw does. To puncture.—N.W.