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.