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daud

daud noun: a blow, a heavy thump.

Noun

daud (plural dauds)

  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 waifers1884, James and Ellen Nicolson, Willie Waugh, page 20

Verb

daud (third-person singular simple present dauds, present participle dauding, simple past and past participle dauded)

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

Forms of daud

Noun
pluraldauds
alternative formdawd
alternative formdod
Verb
third-person singular presentdauds
present participledauding
past participledauded
pastdauded

Origin of daud

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

Questions about daud

What does daud mean?
Daud means a blow, a heavy thump.
What part of speech is daud?
Daud can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of daud?
The plural of daud is dauds.

Words near daud in the dictionary

  1. daubster
  2. daubsters
  3. dauby
  4. daucene
  5. daucosterol
  6. daud
  7. dauded
  8. Daudet
  9. dauding
  10. daudle
  11. dauds

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