Old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.

A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.

Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly.

To dastardize.

A coating of small pebbles sprayed onto soft plaster or cement, used as decoration on exterior walls.

To apply pebble dash to a wall.

plural of dashiki

A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.

Alternative spelling of en dash

plural of dash