dauphin the eldest son of the king of France, a title used from 1349 to 1830.
delirium tremens involuntary muscle spasm usually associate with drinking alcohol and characterized by sweating, anxiety, and hallucinations.
dog-fennel any of several weeds or wildflowers of the composite family, having daisylike flower heads.
doggery a saloon.
dog-irons iron braces used to hold firewood.
down in de bills predestined, foreordained by divine decree or intent.
doxolojer the doxology; a hymn of praise to God.
erysipelas an acute infectious disease of the skin or mucous membranes caused by a streptococcus and characterized by local inflammation and fever.
fan-tods the nervous fidgets.
five-center piece monetary equivalent of a nickel. Nickels were not minted until after the Civil War.
foreordination predestination.
forty-rod cheap whisky.
fox-fire the luminescence of decaying wood and plant remains, caused by various fungi.
