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deeny dawny

deeny dawny adjective: tiny.

Adjective

deeny dawny

  1. (Ireland, archaic) Tiny.
    • The n'ise stopt; but as Tom luked sharp thro' the bushes, what did he see in a neuk o' the hidge but a brown pitcher that might hould about a gallon an' a haff o' liquor; an' bye and bye he seen a little wee deeny dawny bit iv an ould man, wid a little motty iv a cocked hat stuck an the top iv his...1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 373

Questions about deeny dawny

What does deeny dawny mean?
Deeny dawny means tiny.
What part of speech is deeny dawny?
Deeny dawny is an adjective.

Words near deeny dawny in the dictionary

  1. deenergizes
  2. deenergizing
  3. deeners
  4. DeEntremont
  5. Deentremonts
  6. deeny dawny
  7. Deeon
  8. deep
  9. deep abscess
  10. deep abscesses
  11. deep adaptation

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