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D.T. . a popular abbreviation of delirium tremens; sometimes written and pronounced _del. trem._ D.T. also often represents the _Daily Telegraph_.
Dab . or DABSTER, an expert person. Most probably derived from the Latin _adeptus_.
Dab . street term for small flat fish of any kind.—_Old._
Dacha-saltee . tenpence. Probably from the _Lingua Franca_. _Modern Greek_, δέκα; _Italian_, DIECI SOLDI, tenpence; _Gipsy_, DIK, ten. So also DACHA-ONE (oney), _i.e._, _dieci uno_, elevenpence.—_See_ SALTEE.
Daddle . the hand; “tip us your DADDLE,” _i.e._, shake hands.
Daddy . a stage manager.—_Theatrical._ Also the person who gives away the bride at a wedding.
Daddy . the old man in charge—generally an aged pauper—at casual wards. Most people will remember “kind old DADDY.”
Daddy; at mock raffles, lotteries, &c., the DADDY is an accomplice . most commonly the getter-up of the swindle, and in all cases the person that has been previously selected to win the prize.
Daffy . gin. A term with monthly nurses, who are always extolling the virtues of Daffy’s Elixir, and who occasionally comfort themselves with a stronger medicine under Daffy’s name. Of late years the term has been altered to “soothing syrup.”
Dags . feat or performance; “I’ll do your DAGS,” _i.e._, I will do something that you cannot do. Corruption of DARINGS.
Dairies . a woman’s breasts, which are also called CHARLIES.
Daisy-cutter . a horse that trots or gallops without lifting its feet much from the ground.
Daisy-kicker . the name ostlers at large inns used to give each other, now nearly obsolete. DAISY-KICKER, or GROGHAM, was likewise the cant term for a horse. The DAISY-KICKERS were sad rogues in the old posting days; frequently the landlords rented the stables to them, as the only plan to make them return a profit.
Damage . in the sense of recompense; “what’s the DAMAGE?” _i.e._, what is to pay? or actually, what is the DAMAGE to my pocket?
Damper . a shop till; to DRAW A DAMPER, _i.e._, rob a till. A till is more modernly called a “lob,” and stealing from tills is known as “lob-sneaking.”
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