Dab bit, dip, soil ‘a dab of butter’; ‘dab the crust in yer tae, woman dear’ ‘the chile had dabbed her clane pinny’
Daisy-quilt grave sods, ‘she’s covered by her daisy-quilt this two years, poor dear’
Daffy silly
Dander stroll, anger ‘take a dander’, ‘he’d raise yer dander’
Dandily flirt, ‘she’s anybody’s dandilly’
Damsel damson
Dar dare
Debate progress, ‘he cud make no debate for himself’
Dead-end ‘ye cud take yer dead-end at him’ [he’d greatly amuse you]
Deef deaf
Dealing man cattle dealer, huckster
Death on greatly opposed ‘she’s death on smoking’
Delude, deluder coax, deceive ‘she’d delude the birds from the trees’ she’s only deluding him’ [she has another boy whom she prefers]
Demean as with ‘bemean’
Desperation want, rage
Devant to play or amuse
Divil’s dozen 13
Dint mark [as ‘dent’]
Dirty illicit-sex-filled, ‘I’m on a dirty weekend’
Doldrum doubtful, confusing
Donsey delicate
Doom fate, punishment, ‘he’ll meet his doom alright!’
Down-faced brazen, ‘a down-faced rascal, that’
Down-looking dejected, ‘he has a very down-looking aspect’
Down in the mouth as above
Down-take come-uppance, ‘he’ll get his down-take yet’
Down-come fall
Douse to soak, extinguish
Drain small quantity, empty ‘there’s a wee drain yit left in the bottle’ ‘let’s drain it’
Draw pull, ‘take a draw of yer pipe’, ‘draw up yer chair’
Dribs and drabs small steps, amounts ‘job done by dribs & drabs’
Drig milking term, ‘Are ye sure she’s drigged dry?’
Dressing beating ‘give him a good dressing’
Drookit wet, sodden
Drop various: ‘there’s a bad drop in that family’ [their trouble’s in the genes or blood] ‘they’re not a drop’s blood to each other, ”wud ye take a drop in the hand?’ [would you like a cup of tea?] she dropped her calf [gave birth, alternatively aborted] ‘he had a drop too much’ [was drunk] the childer are dropping potatoes [sowing]
Drudge an ill-used person
To dredge, ‘he drudged the flax-hole clean’
Druth thirst
Duds clothes
Dunt push, strike
Dunch punch, shove
Duke bend low, hide
Due owe, ‘I am due him the price of a calf’
Durneens short, wooden handle shaft grips
Dwamish sickish