Lexicographical Neighbors of Dovening
Literary usage of Dovening
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1847)
"Or dovening, a slumber. North. DOVER. (1) A sandy piece of waste ground near the
sea. South. (2) To be in a dose. North. DOVERCOURT. A village in Essex, ..."
2. A General Dictionary of Provincialisms by William Holloway (1840)
"J [Dover, Sc.] dovening, JA slumber. Craven. To DOVE, vn [Douwe. Belg. perspiration.]
To thaw. Somerset. DOW,s. [Douch, dah, Sax.] A cake. Cra. ..."
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