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1846. Dickens, Dombey, ch. ix., p. 74. These were succeeded by anchor and chain-cable forges, where sledge hammers were dinging upon iron all day long.
Ding-Bat, subs. (American).—Money.
For synonyms, see Actual
and Gilt.
Ding-Boy, subs. (old).—A rogue;
a bully.
1785. Grose, Dict. Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
Ding-Dong. To go at it, or to
IT, ding-dong, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To
tackle with vigor, or
in right good earnest. Formerly,
helter-skelter, (Grose, 1785).
1887. H. Smart, Saddle and Sabre, ch. xx. For the next hundred yards it was a ding-dong struggle between them.
DINGE, subs. (Royal Military
Academy).—A picture or painting.
Dinged, adj. (American).—A euphemism
for 'darned' = dammed.
Sometimes Ding-goned.—See
Oaths.
Dinger, subs. (old).—1. A thief
who throws away his booty to
escape detection. [From ding
(q.v.), to throw away + ER.]
2. in pl. (conjurers').—Cups and balls; Fr., gobelets et muscades.
Ding-fury, subs. (provincial).—Huff;
anger.
Ding-goned.—See Dinged.
Dingle, adj. (old).—Hackneyed;
used up.
1786. The Microcosm, No. 3. Your Mic is dead-lounge—dissipates insufferable ennui of tea-table,—fills boring intervals of conversazione,. . . By the by, in your next propose some new lounge.—They are all so dingle at present, they are quite a bore.
Dining-Room, subs. (common).—The
mouth. For synonyms,
see Potato-trap.
Dining-room chairs, subs. phr. (common).—The teeth; also dinner-set (q.v.). For synonyms, see Grinders.
Dining-Room Post, subs. phr.
(old).—Petty pilfering done from
houses by sham postmen.
Dink, adj. (Scots' colloquial).—Dainty;
trim.
1794. Burns, My Lady's Gown. My lady's dink, my lady's drest.
Dinner-set, subs. (common).—The
teeth. 'Your dinner-set
wants looking to' = you need to
go to the dentist. For synonyms,
see Grinders.
Dip, subs. (thieves').—1. A pickpocket;
also dipper and dipping-bloke.
For synonyms, see Stook-Hauler.
1859. Matsell, Vocabulum, p. 26, s.v.
1866. Vance, The Chickaleary Cove. Off to Paris I shall go to show a thing or two To the dipping-blokes wot hangs about the cafés.
1888. St. Louis Globe Democrat. A dip touched the Canadian sheriff for his watch and massive chain while he was reading the Riot Act.
2. (American).—A stolen kiss, especially one in the dark.
3. (Westminster School).—A pocket inkstand.
4. (colloquial).—A candle made by dipping the wick in tallow.
