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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

DAD, v.2, n.3

1. v. “To plod, to trudge, to drudge” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.); ppl.adj. daddet, faint, weary, tired through overwork (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
A püir daddet boddi.
Sh.9 1947:
We'll no' hae half a mile ta dad tö da wal.

Hence dadderi, daddiry, dadery, drudgery, exhausting work (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); 1914 Angus Gl., dadderi; Sh.9 1947).Sh.(D) 1891 J. J. H. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 82:
Anyoch o daddiry I'm seen — Dis haaf be blow'd.
Sh.(D) 1919 T. Manson Humours Peat Comm. II. 192:
Dat's why me an my bairns see nothin afore wis bit slavery an dadery an bruck an muck.

2. n. Of any laborious activity: a heavy task, a weary journey.Sh.9 1947:
Hit's a lang dad fae Shaw ta Monea. We hedd a moost aafil dad gjittin da lines abörd.

[A Sh. development of Dad, v.1, n.2, above.]

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