DACHA-SALTEE, tenpence. Probably from the _Lingua Franca_. _Modern
Greek_, δεκα; _Italian_, DIECI SOLDI, tenpence; _Gipsey_, DIK, ten. So
also DACHA-ONE, _i.e._, _dieci uno_, elevenpence.—_See_ SALTEE.
DADDLES, hands; “tip us your DADDLES,” _i.e._, shake hands.
DADDY, the stage manager.—_Theatrical._ Also the person who gives away
the bride at weddings.
DAGS, feat or performance; “I’ll do your DAGS,” _i.e._, I will do
something that you cannot do.
DAISY CUTTER, a horse which trots or gallops without lifting its feet
much from the ground.
DAISY KICKERS, the name hostlers at large inns used to give each other,
now nearly obsolete. DAISY-KICKER, or GROGHAM, was likewise the cant
term for a horse.
The DAISY-KICKERS were sad rogues in the old posting-days; frequently
the landlords rented the stables to them, as the only plan to make them
return a profit.
DAMPER, a shop till; to DRAW A DAMPER, _i.e._, rob a till.
DANCE UPON NOTHING, to be hanged.