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daud

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Imitative of a heavy thump. Attested from the end of the 16th century.

noun dauds · dawd · dod

  1. Northern England, Scotland, archaic A blow, a heavy thump.
  2. A piece of something, especially something with an irregular shape. Great dauds o' blaze I've seen him split to sclaffers, / Some thick, some thin, some limp as ony waifers

verb dauds · dauding · dauded · dawd · dod

  1. Northern England, Scotland, archaic To throw or dash (something).

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@misc{daud_2026,
  title = {daud},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daud},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}