d-l

One critic says: "Nancy was a honey of a patriot, but a d-l of a wife."

Country life in Georgia in the days of my youth, 1901

Mus go in to-night, you know -- else there'll be the d-l to pay, and - '

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 Edgar Allan Poe 1829

'What -- what the d-l has become of all that were in the case?'

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 Edgar Allan Poe 1829

Most points by 2nd highest team scorer on roster d-l.

National Lacrosse League 2009

Most points by 2nd highest team scorer on roster d-l.

National Lacrosse League 2009

Again, “When you ask a question you never say, ‘What the d-l is it?’ as other foreigners do.

Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy 2004

Tartar or what the d-l you choose, only not in Russian, for that the long-bearded he-goats do not like. "

The Life of George Borrow Jenkins, Herbert 1912

I looked out of the coach-window, to see if we were near home: Sir Clement, stooping over me, did the same; and then, in a voice of infinite wonder, called out, "Where the d-l is the man driving to?

Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World Fanny Burney 1796

I looked out of the coach-window, to see if we were near home: Sir Clement, stooping over me, did the same; and then, in a voice of infinite wonder, called out, “Where the d-l is the man driving to?

Evelina 1778