daud
verbEtymology Imitative of a heavy thump. Attested from the end of the 16th century.
1
Northern England, Scotland, Archaic To throw or dash (something).
daud
nounEtymology Imitative of a heavy thump. Attested from the end of the 16th century.
1
Northern England, Scotland, Archaic A blow, a heavy thump.
2
A piece of something, especially something with an irregular shape.
- Great dauds o' blaze I've seen him split to sclaffers, / Some thick, some thin, some limp as ony waifers1884, James and Ellen Nicolson, Willie Waugh, page 20: