CYPHERING. A term in carpentry. (See [Syphered].)
D.
D. In the Complete Book, D means dead or deserted; Dsq., discharged from the service, or into another ship.
DAB. The sea-flounder. An old general term for a pleuronect or flat fish of any kind, but usually appropriated to the Platessa limanda. The word is familiarly applied to one who is expert in anything.
DABBERLACK. A kind of long sea-weed on our northern coasts.
DAB-CHICK. The little grebe, Podiceps minor. A small diving bird common in lakes and rivers.
DACOITS. See [Dekoyts].
DADDICK. A west-country term for rotten-wood, touch-wood, &c.
DAGEN. A peculiar dirk or poignard.