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▪ I. daidle, n. Sc.|ˈdeɪd(ə)l| A pinafore. Hence ˈdaidlie, -ey (diminutive).
17..Jacobite Relics (1819) I. 7 Jenny [shall have] the sark of God For—petticoat, dishclout, and daidle. 1833Moir Mansie Wauch v. (1849) 23, I was a wee chap with a daidley. ▪ II. daidle, v. Sc. and north. dial.|ˈdeɪd(ə)l| [app. Sc. form of daddle v.] intr. To move or act slowly or in a slovenly manner; to saunter, loiter. Chiefly in pres. pple. = loafing, idling, lazy, slovenly. (Cf. dawdle.)
1808in Jamieson. 1816Scott Old Mort. xvii, He's but a daidling coward body. Sc. Proverb, A primsie damsel makes a daidlin' dame. |