DAKOTAS
Da*ko"tas, n. pl.; sing. Dacota (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: An extensive race or stock of Indians, including many tribes, mostly dwelling west of the Mississippi River; — also, in part, called Sioux. [Written also Dacotahs.]
DAL
Dal, n. Etym: [Hind.]
Defn: Split pulse, esp. of Cajanus Indicus. [East Indies]
DALE Dale, n. Etym: [AS. dæl; akin to LG., D., Sw., Dan., OS., & Goth. dal, Icel. dalr, OHG. tal, G. thal, and perth. to Gr. a rotunda, Skr. dhara depth. Cf. Dell.]
1. A low place between hills; a vle or valley. Where mountaines rise, umbrageous dales descend. Thomson.
2. A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump. Knight.
DALESMAN
Dales"man, n.; pl. Dalesmen (.
Defn: One living in a dale; — a term applied particularly to the inhabitants of the valleys in the north of England, Norway, etc. Macaulay.
DALF
Dalf,