DUNLOP, dun-lop', _n._ a rich cheese made of unskimmed milk--from _Dunlop_
in Ayrshire.
DUNNAGE, dun'[=a]j, _n._ on shipboard, a name applied to loose wood of any
kind laid in the bottom of the hold to keep the cargo out of the
bilge-water, or wedged between parts of the cargo to keep them steady.
[Ety. unknown.]
DUNNIEWASSAL, DUNIWASSAL, dun-i-was'al, _n._ (_Scot._) a gentleman of
inferior rank. [Gael. _duin' uasal_--_duine_, a man, _uasal_, gentle.]
DUNNING, dun'ing, _n._ the process of browning and curing cod-fish.
DUNNOCK, dun'ok, _n._ the hedge-sparrow.
DUNNY, dun'i, _adj._ (_prov._) deaf.
DUNSTABLE, dun'stä-bl, _n._ a hat, bonnet, &c. of plaited straw, first made
at _Dunstable_ in Bedfordshire.--DUNSTABLE ROAD, HIGHWAY, anything plain
and direct.
DUNT, dunt, _n._ (_Scot._) a blow or stroke, the wound made by
such.--_v.t._ to strike, beat. [See DINT.]
DUNT, dunt, _n._ (_prov._) the gid or sturdy in sheep, &c.