104 Contributions towards a Wiltshire Glossary. 
Dew-beater. A man with large feet. (A.) N.W. 
Dew-bit. A very early breakfast. (A.) N. & S.W. 
*Dewsiers. The valves of a pig’s heart (A..B) ; a corruption of O.F. jusier. 
Deyhus, Da’us, Day’us. A dairy, a cheese-room. (A.B.) N.W. 
Dibs. A game played by boys with sheep’s dibs or knuckle-bones. N.W. 
Dicker. (1) To bedeck. “Gels be allus a dickerin’ therselves up nowa- 
days.” N.W. (Huish.) 
(2) “As thick as they can dicker,” very intimate. S.W. (Amesbury.) 
Dicky. (1) O£ vegetables, decayed; (2) of persons, weakly or in ill-health 
(Wilts Arch. Mag., vol. xxii., p.110.) ¢f. Daddicky. N.W. 
Diedapper. Podiceps minor, the Dabchick; Divedapper in Shakespeare. 
In common use at Salisbury until quite recently. Before the streams 
running through the city were covered over it was an every-day occurrence 
to see a dripping urchin making for home, with an escort of friends at his 
heels yelling “ Diedapper, Diedapper, Diedapper, die!” S.W. 
Dill, Dill Duck. A young duck. Dill Dill! is the call to ducks. N. & S.W. 
Diller. The shaft-horse. (H.) See Thiller, N.W. 
Dillcup. Ranunculus Ficaria, ., Lesser Celandine, from its colour. See 
Dill. S.W. 
Dimmets. Dusk, twilight. S.W. 
Dishabille. A labourer’s working-clothes. The word is mot used in Wilts 
in its ordinary sense, but a common excuse for not appearing at Church is — 
that a man has nothing but his dishabille to wear. N.W. 
Dishwasher. (1) Motacilia flava, the Yellow Wagtail. (A.B.) N.& S.W. 
(2) M. Yarrellit, the Pied Wagtail. (A.B.) N.& S.W. 
Do. “To do for anyone,” to manage or keep house for him. N. & S.W. 
*Dock. Walva sylvestris, L., Common Mallow. (A.) Now restricted to 
Rumez. 
Dodder, Dudder, Duther. (1) ». To bewilder, to deafen with noise. 
(A.B.) “TI be vinny doddered, they children do yop so.” N. & S.W. 
(2) m. ‘Allin a dodder.” quite bewildered. (H.) N. & S.W. 
(3) v. To deaden anything, as pain. “It sort o’ dudders the pain.” 
N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.) — 
*Doddle-grass. Briza media, L., Quaking Grass. (Hnglish Plant Names.) — 
Doddler. “A bit of a doddler,” a small boy. N. & S.W. 
Dog-daisy. Large daisy-like white flowers, such as Chrysanthemum leu- 
canthemum, L., Ox-eye Daisy. N. & S.W.9 
Dogged. (2 syl.) Very, excessively, as dogged cute. (A.) N.W. 
