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dacker

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[dak-er, dah-ker] / ˈdæk ər, ˈdɑ kər /

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.

  1. to totter or stagger.

  2. to waver or shake.

  3. to saunter; move slowly or idly.

  4. to vacillate; act irresolutely or indecisively.

Etymology

Origin of dacker

1625–35; perhaps < early Dutch daeckeren to flutter, vibrate, Middle Dutch dakeren to wave, flutter

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