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dacker
[ dak-er, dah-ker ]
verb (used without object)
, Scot. and North England.
- to totter or stagger.
- to waver or shake.
- to saunter; move slowly or idly.
- to vacillate; act irresolutely or indecisively.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dacker1
1625–35; perhaps < early Dutch daeckeren to flutter, vibrate, Middle Dutch dakeren to wave, flutter
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Example Sentences
Whereupon Finn told them the whole story of the Gilla Dacker's doings from beginning to end.
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It was now many days since Dermat had left them, and they marvelled much that he did not return with tidings of the Gilla Dacker.
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"The Pursuit of the Gilla Dacker and his horse" is a humorous story, of which only a few incidents are given here.
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Then Foltlebar at once found the tracks of the Gilla Dacker and his horse.
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Whereupon the Gilla Dacker was taken into service among the warriors for a year.
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