Two cowboys come upon an Indian lying on his stomach with his ear to the ground. One of the cowboys stops and says to the other, "You see that Indian?"
"Yeah," says the other cowboy.
"Look," says the first one, "he’s listening to the ground. He can hear things for miles in any direction."
Just then the Indian looks up. "Covered wagon," he says, "about two miles away. Have two horses, one brown, one white. Man, woman, child, household effects in wagon."
"Incredible!" says the cowboy to his friend. "This Indian knows how far away they are, how many horses, what color they are, who is in the wagon, and what is in the wagon. Amazing!"
The Indian looks up and says, "Ran over me about a half hour ago."
n. Hist. Chief magistrate of venice or genoa. [italian from latin dux leader]
DOGS
breakfast n. (also dog's dinner) colloq. Mess.
- life n. Life of misery etc.
DOLE
—n. - (usu. Prec. By the) colloq. Unemployment benefit.
- a charitable distribution. B thing given sparingly or reluctantly. —v. (-ling) (usu. Foll. By out) distribute sparingly. on the dole colloq. Receiving unemployment benefit. [old english]
DOLL
—n. - small model of esp. A baby or child as a child's toy.
- colloq. A pretty but silly young woman. B attractive woman.
- ventriloquist's dummy. —v. (foll. By up) colloq. Dress smartly. [pet form of dorothy]
DOLT
n. Stupid person. doltish adj. [apparently related to obsolete dol = *dull]
DOME
—n. - rounded (usu. Hemispherical) vault forming a roof.
- dome-shaped thing. —v. (-ming) (usu. As domed adj.) Cover with or shape as a dome. [latin domus house]
DONE
adj. - completed.
- cooked.
- colloq. Socially acceptable (the done thing).
- (often with in) colloq. Tired out.
- (esp. As int. In reply to an offer etc.) Accepted. be done with have or be finished with. Done for colloq. In serious trouble. Have done with be rid of; finish dealing with. [past part. Of *do1]
