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dawd

dawd is the alternative form of daud.

Meaning of daud

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

See all 3 meanings of daud

Verb

dawd (third-person singular simple present dawds, present participle dawding, simple past and past participle dawded)

  1. (intransitive) To walk unsteadily.

Forms of dawd

Noun
pluraldawds
Verb
third-person singular presentdawds
present participledawding
past participledawded
pastdawded

Questions about dawd

What does dawd mean?
Dawd means to walk unsteadily.
What is dawd the alternative form of?
Dawd is the alternative form of daud.
What part of speech is dawd?
Dawd is a verb.
What is the past tense of dawd?
The past tense of dawd is dawded.

Words near dawd in the dictionary

  1. dawbing
  2. dawbings
  3. dawbs
  4. dawcock
  5. dawcocks
  6. dawd
  7. dawded
  8. dawding
  9. dawdle
  10. dawdled
  11. dawdler

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