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| derrick | (n) a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered |
| derrick | (n) a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom |
| derrida | (n) French philosopher and critic (born in Algeria); exponent of deconstructionism (1930-2004), Syn. Jacques Derrida |
| derring-do | (n) brave and heroic feats |
| derringer | (n) a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel |
| derris | (n) any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons |
| derris root | (n) woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone, Syn. tuba root, Derris elliptica |
| Derre | a. Dearer. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Derrick | n. [ Orig., a gallows, from a hangman named Derrick. The name is of Dutch origin; D. Diederik, Dierryk, prop. meaning, chief of the people; cf. AS. peódric, E. Theodoric, G. Dietrich. See Dutch, and Rich. ]
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| Derring | a. Daring or warlike. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Drad for his derring doe and bloody deed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| derring-do | n. brave and heroic deeds. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Derringer | n. [ From the American inventor. ] A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball. [ 1913 Webster ] |
