1889. Barrère, Slang, Jargon and Cant, p. 317. Cadets thus term a
student who accelerates, that is, who, being pretty certain of not
being able to obtain a commission in the engineers, or not caring
for it, elects to join a superior class before the end of the term.
Dog’s-nose, subs. (common).—A mixture of gin and beer.—See Drinks.
1812. Vaux, Flash Dict., s.v.
1836. Dickens, Pickwick, ch. xxxiii., p. 285. dog’s nose ... your
committee find upon enquiry, to be compounded of warm porter, moist
sugar, gin, and nutmeg.
1861. Hughes, Tom Brown at Oxford, ch. xl. Ah! that’s not bad
tipple after such a ducking as we’ve had. dog’s nose, isn’t it?
Dog’s-paste, subs. (common).—Sausage or mince-meat. Cf., bags of
mystery and chambers of horror (q.v.).
Dog’s-portion, subs. (common).—‘A lick and a smell,’ i.e., next to
nothing.
Dog’s Sleep, subs. phr. (colloquial).—The lightest possible form of
slumber.
Dog’s-soup, subs. (common).—Water. For synonyms, see Adam’s Ale and
Fish Broth.
1836. W. H. Smith. ‘The Thieves’ Chaunt.’ For she never lushes
dog’s-soup or lap.
Dog’s-tail, subs. (nautical).—The constellation of Ursa minor or Little
Bear.
Dog-stealer, subs. (common).—A dog-dealer; applied sarcastically.
1854. Whyte Melville, General Bounce, ch. xiii. Now nodding to a
trainer, now indulging in quaint badinage, which the vulgar call
‘chaff,’ with a dog-stealer.
Doldrums, subs. (colloquial).—Low spirits; the dumps or hump (q.v.).
[Properly parts of the ocean near the Equator abounding in calms and
light, baffling winds.]
1865. M. Browne, in the ‘Argosy,’ I., 36. An Apology for the
Nerves. All I say is, do not let us have any abuse of the nerves.
Do not confound nervousness with the megrims, or the doldrums, or
any other complaint. Do not confound it with cowardice or
ill-temper.
1883. James Payn, The Canon’s Ward, ch. xi. She treated all
subjects in the same light way; ... from aversion to serious
thoughts of any kind, which she stigmatised generally as the
doldrums.
Dole, subs. (Winchester College).—A stratagem or trick. [From Latin
dolus.]
Dolifier, subs. (Winchester College).—One who contrives a trick.—See
Dole.
Dollar, subs. (common).—A five-shilling piece. Half-dollar =
half-a-crown, or two shillings. For synonyms, see Caroon.
Dollop, subs. and verb (common).—A lot; All the dollop = the whole
thing. Cf., quot., 1812. In Norfolk to dollop = to dole out; also to
‘plank.’ Dolloping = throwing down.
1812. Vaux, Flash Dict., s.v. = the whole sum of money.
1853. Notes and Queries, 16 July, p. 65, col. 2. Applied to lumps
of any substances, whether food or otherwise. Such a phrase as this
might be heard: What a dollop of fat you have given me.
1871. Beli’s Life, 23 Dec. All we wish to convey is, that a large
bait is absolutely necessary to a heavy bag of chub. Exceptions may
arise, as giants may dally with crumbs, but as a rule these fish
desire a dollop.
1876. Hindley, Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, p. 28. I have
known men literally give their goods away, or to throw them at each
other, which is termed dolloping.
1883. Daily Telegraph, 8 March, p. 4, col. 1. A dollop of something
having a mortar-like appearance, imaginatively styled pudding.
Dolly, subs. (venery).—1. A mistress. For synonyms, see Barrack-hack
and Tart.
1647–48. Herrick, Hesperides, p. 38. Drink, and dance, and pipe,
and play, Kisse our dollies night and day.
1843. Punch, vol. V., p. 8. Dol is a pure Anglo-Saxon word
signifying dull, erring—whence the English Dolly, any one who has
made a faux pas.