dacker

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

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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to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute.
to cause to be empty or unoccupied.
to assent tacitly; agree; consent.
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Also daiker.

Origin of dacker

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

Words nearby dacker

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