Defn: A wild dog found in Australia, but supposed to have introduced at a very early period. It has a wolflike face, bushy tail, and a reddish brown color.
DINGTHRIFT
Ding"thrift`, n.
Defn: A spendthrift. [Obs.]
Wilt thou, therefore, a drunkard be, A dingthrift and a knave Drant.
DINGY Din"gy, a. [Compar. Dingier; superl. Dingiest.] Etym: [Prob. fr. dung. Cf. Dungy.]
Defn: Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty.
"Scraps of dingy paper." Macaulay.
DINICHTHYS
Di*nich"thys, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: A genus of large extinct Devonian ganoid fishes. In some parts of Ohio remains of the Dinichthys are abundant, indicating animals twenty feet in length.
DINING
Din"ing, n. & a.
Defn: from Dine, a.
Note: Used either adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, dining hall or dining-hall, dining room, dining table, etc.