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  • drugs
    [W Car.; Brit. dial. West EDD, US ADD] n. dregs. = DRAGS, DRAINS, DRAMS (Gen)
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  • drug man
    n. a man, especially a young man, taking drugs or selling them on the street. (Black)
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  • drudge
    [W Car.; cf. Brit. dial. West, Irel. idem EDD, also US dial. ADD] n. a dredge. (Gen.) —v. to dredge.
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  • drownded
    [W Car.; cf. Brit. dial. North, Mid drownd EDD, US dial. idem ADD, + -ed past participle] v. to drown:
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  • drossel
    [cf. W3 throstle song thrush, German Drossel thrush] n. Obs. a bird (sp?): 1782 Their wild fowl and birds are.
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  • droppers
    [from dropping dough into broth] n. small, unleavened dumplings in a stew. = SLIDERS (Black)
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  • droplet
    [cf, dropper dumpling + droplet small drop] n. small dumpling. (San Sal.)
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  • drop-cord
    [W3, an electric-light cord used to suspend a lamp, usu. from an overhead outlet] n. any extension cord: Mind you
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  • drop
    n. [from v. drop (a line, net)] an area good for fishing: 1918 He went from drop to drop, and
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  • drogue
    /drowg/ [cf. OED, (related to drag?) "a hooped canvas bag towed at the stern of a boat to prevent it
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