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Drahthaar = wire hair. A German breed of dog. Many sites singing its praise.
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dram - an obsolete measure. Now used only to specify size of a tiny shot of
Duggan's Dew of Kirkintulloch, etc.
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A very basic tool for making things out of dead branches, for instance.
It is a sturdy blade perhaps a foot long, with handles at each end, bent
ninety degrees in direction blade is pulled. Very useful for rough shaping
rapidly.
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Relating to, or in the shape of a racecourse.
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Drongo
An enterprising bird, the drongo forages individually
on the insects herded out by the movements of other
flocking birds. Insects compose 100 percent of a
drongo's diet. As one might expect, drongos that tend to associate with
larger flocks of other bird species (more than 20 birds) show increased
numbers of foraging trips and harvest a larger number of insects in a
given time than those associated with smaller flocks. The drongo and
the other bird species do not compete for the same food source, so the
relationship -- known as a commensal relationship -- is a good one for
the drongo. Drongos are considered remarkable for the courage with
which they will attack and dive off larger birds.
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In Russian stories for kids, wolves were always pursuing Russian peasants
furiously driving horse drawn droshkys.
droshky
n.,
pl. 3kies 5Russ drozhki, dim. of drogi, wagon < doroga, way < IE base *dheragh3, DRAW, pull6
1 [Historical] a low, open, four-wheeled Russian carriage with a long, narrow bench which the passengers straddled
2 any of various other, usually open, carriages Also dros$ky 7dr9s$38
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drosometer. n. instrument
measuring amount of dew.
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dross
n.
5ME & OE dros, dregs, akin to d+rst & ON dregg, DREGS6
1 a scum formed on the surface of molten metal
2 waste matter; worthless stuff; rubbish
dross$i[ness
n.
dross$y, dross$i[er, dross$i[est,
adj.
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dryad
n.,
pl. 3ads# or 3a[des# 73! dcz#8 5L dryas (gen. dryadis) < Gr < drys, an oak, TREE6 [also D3] Gr. & Rom. Myth. any of the nymphs living in trees; wood nymph
dry[ad[ic 7drj ad4ik8
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In Australian slang a 'drongo' is a stupid person or idiot. I wonder why? It doesn't sound like a daft bird.
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