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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1880
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DA-DILLY, n. comb. “A helpless, useless person” (Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.).Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. Dwn.:
She's a sore da-dilly of a crayture.
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"Da-dilly n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/dadilly>
