dacker

[ dak-er, dah-ker ]

/ ˈdæk ər, ˈdɑ kər /

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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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Also daiker.

Origin of dacker

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

Words nearby dacker

Daché, dachshund, Dacia, dacite, dack, dacker, Dacko, dacks, dacoit, dacoity, D/A converter

How to use dacker in a sentence

Whereupon Finn told them the whole story of the Gilla Dacker's doings from beginning to end.
Old Celtic Romances|Unknown
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.
Old Celtic Romances|Unknown
"The Pursuit of the Gilla Dacker and his horse" is a humorous story, of which only a few incidents are given here.
A Reading Book in Irish History|P. W. Joyce
Then Foltlebar at once found the tracks of the Gilla Dacker and his horse.
The Irish Fairy Book|Various

Whereupon the Gilla Dacker was taken into service among the warriors for a year.
A Reading Book in Irish History|P. W. Joyce

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