Lexicographical Neighbors of Dawds
Literary usage of Dawds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nine Specimens of English Dialects by Walter William ed Skeat (1896)
"... a beast lies backwards and cannot rise. [This probably refers to 1. 139 ;
where, however, the text has Backwards.] A-dawds, in pieces ; To rive all a ..."
2. A General Dictionary of Provincialisms by William Holloway (1840)
"To thrive; to mend ; to recover. North. To DAW, va To rouse or awaken one DAW, adj.
Doughy, under baked. North. from a sound sleep. North. dawds, s. Pieces. ..."
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