Down the road, stylish, showy, after the fashion.
Down to the ground, an American rendering of the word entirely; as, “that suits me DOWN TO THE GROUND.”
Downy, knowing or cunning; “a DOWNY COVE,” a knowing or experienced sharper. Literally, a DOWNY person is one who is “DOWN to every move on the board.” In Norfolk, however, it means low-spirited, i.e., DOWN in the mouth.
Dowry, a lot, a great deal; “DOWRY of parny,” lot of rain or water.—See [PARNY]. Probably from the Gipsy.
Dowsers, men who profess to tell fortunes, and who, by the use of the divining rod, pretend to be able to discover treasure-trove.—Cornish.
Doxy, the female companion of a tramp or beggar. In the West of England, the women frequently call their little girls DOXIES, in a familiar or endearing sense. Orthodoxy has been described as being a man’s own DOXY, and heterodoxy another man’s DOXY.—Ancient Cant.
Drab, a vulgar or low woman.—Shakspeare.
Drab, poison.—Romany.
Draft on Aldgate Pump, an old mercantile phrase for a fictitious banknote or fraudulent bill.
Drag, a cart of any kind, term generally used to denote any particularly well-appointed turnout, drawn by a pair or four horses, especially at race meetings.