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Doff
To put off as dress to divest ones self of hence figuratively to put or thrust away to rid ones self of
Duffer
A peddler or hawker especially of cheap flashy articles as sham jewelry hence a sham or cheat
Doit
A small Dutch coin worth about half a farthing also a similar small coin once used in Scotland hence any small piece of money
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Doornail
The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck hence the old saying ldquoAs dead as a doornailrdquo
Doss
A place to sleep in a bed hence sleep
Double dyed
Dyed twice thoroughly or intensely colored hence firmly fixed in opinions or habits as a double dyed villain
Douroucouli
A small nocturnal South American monkey of the genus Aotus formerly Nyctipithecus trivirgatus with large owl like eyes hence the common name owl monkey
Dragonnade
The severe persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV by an armed force usually of dragoons hence a rapid and devastating incursion dragoonade
Drain
To draw off by degrees to cause to flow gradually out or off hence to cause the exhaustion of
Dreg
Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid or precipitated from it refuse feculence lees grounds sediment hence the vilest and most worthless part of anything as the dregs of society
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