A tough old cowboy told his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. The grandson did this religiously, and lived to the age of 93.
When he died he left 14 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren… and a 15-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.
- v. duff up slang beat; thrash. [perhaps from *duffer]
DUKE
n. - person holding the highest hereditary title of the nobility.
- sovereign prince ruling a duchy or small state. dukedom n. [latin dux leader]
DULL
—adj. - tedious; not interesting.
- (of the weather) overcast.
- (of colour, light, sound, etc.) Not bright, vivid, or clear.
- (of a pain) indistinct; not acute (a dull ache).
- slow-witted; stupid.
- (of a knife-edge etc.) Blunt.
- a (of trade etc.) Sluggish, slow. B listless; depressed.
- (of the ears, eyes, etc.) Lacking keenness. —v. Make or become dull. dullness n. Dully adv. [low german or dutch]
DULY
adv. - in due time or manner.
- rightly, properly.
DUMB
adj. - a unable to speak. B (of an animal) naturally dumb.
- silenced by surprise, shyness, etc.
- taciturn, reticent (dumb insolence).
- suffered or done in silence (dumb agony).
- colloq. Stupid; ignorant.
- disenfranchised; inarticulate (dumb masses).
- (of a computer terminal etc.) Able to transmit or receive but unable to process data.
- giving no sound. [old english]
- show n. Gestures; mime.
- waiter n. Small hand-operated lift for conveying food from kitchen to dining-room.
DUMP
truck n. Truck that tilts or opens at the back for unloading.
- —n. - place or heap for depositing rubbish.
- colloq. Unpleasant or dreary place.
- temporary store of ammunition etc. —v. - put down firmly or clumsily.
- deposit as rubbish.
- colloq. Abandon or get rid of.
- sell (excess goods) to a foreign market at a low price.
- copy (the contents of a computer memory etc.) As a diagnostic aid or for security. dump on esp. Us criticize or abuse; get the better of. [origin uncertain]
DUNE
n. Drift of sand etc. Formed by the wind. [dutch: related to *down3]
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