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  • dress (1)
    [OED, to prepare for use as food] v. to prepare (food): 1966 She dress a pot-a-full of fish (Crowley 106).
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  • dreg
    [Krio idem (Hancock p.c.); cf. DRAGS dregs] v. to drag: 1895 The spirits would dreg him away (Edwards 87). (San
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  • drean, dreen
    See DRAIN.
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  • dream off
    v. phr, to doze off; to be almost asleep. (Black>
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  • dream book
    [Cam. idem CCD; US Black idem (Dillard 1977:93)] n. a book translating dreamt images into lucky lottery numbers. cf. RING
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  • dread locks
    [Car.; cf. Jam. Rastafarian talk "dread locks. . the strands of a Rasta's hair" (Pollard 1980:19); cf. BDNE II dreadlocks
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  • dread
    /dred/ adj. [cf. Jam. Rastafarian talk "dread: true Rasta man; one who believes in Rasta religion; bad" (Pollard 1980:18); the
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  • drawy
    [from draw pull + -y forming adj.] adj. (of the sea) having an undercurrent. = SUCKY (Andros)
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  • draws
    /drohz/ [cf. Brit. dial. North draw curling term: to make a careful throw or shot EDD; probably based on third
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  • Drawing Spirit
    [said to draw one closer to God] n. the Holy Ghost: When you see the Drawing Spirit on you; he
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