dacker
American
[dak-er, dah-ker]
/ ˈdæk ər, ˈdɑ kər /
verb (used without object)
Scot. and North England.
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to totter or stagger.
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to waver or shake.
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to saunter; move slowly or idly.
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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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