Dubbed. Blunt, pointless (A.B.).
*Dubbing. 'A dubbin' o' drenk,' a pint or mug of beer (A.B.H.Wr.).
Dubby. Oily.—N.W.
Duck's-frost. A very slight white frost.—N.W.
'That kind of frost which comes on in the early morning, and is accompanied with some rime on the grass—a duck's frost, just sufficient to check fox-hunting.'—Gamekeeper at Home, ch. vii.
Duckstone. A game played by boys with stones (S.).—S.W.
Dudder. See Dodder.
Dudge. (1) A bundle of anything used to stop a hole.—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.) *(2) 'Peg the dudge,' tap the barrel (A.B.G.H.Wr.).
Dudman. A scarecrow.—N.W. (Malmesbury.)
Dumb-Ague. A kind of ague which is not accompanied by the usual shaking fits. ''Tis what 'ee do caal the dumb-agey.'—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.)