ding(6) (iou) and alcove (iou)

ding(6) (iou)

ding verb1. . ME.

verb intrans. Deal heavy blows; knock, hammer. Usu. foll. by on, at. arch. ME.
Joyce Costello dinged with his fist upon the board.
verb trans. Strike with heavy blows or forcefully; beat, thrash; put a dent in. Now Scot. & US colloq. ME.
Henry More The rider fiercely dings His horse with iron heel.
b. fig. Overcome or surpass, beat. Now Scot. E18.
verb trans. Knock, throw, or drive with violence in some direction. arch. ME.
ding down overthrow, demolish.
verb intrans.
a. Propel oneself forcefully, press, drive; fling oneself about; throw oneself or fall (down) heavily. LME-E18.
b. Of rain, snow, etc.: beat down heavily and without intermission. Usu. foll. by down, on. Scot. E16.
verb trans. Throw away, discard; reject; spec. get rid of (something incriminating). slang. M18.
b. Give up, abandon, (an enterprise). Esp. in ding it. Austral. slang. L19.
In mild imprecations, freq. in imper. or optative form: damn. dial. & US colloq. E19.
George Eliot Ding me if I remember a sample to match her.

alcove (iou)

alcove noun. L16.

A vaulted or arched recess in a room-wall, formerly esp. one for a bed. L16.
A recess in a Garden-wall or hedge; arch. a bower, a summer-house. E18.
alcoved adjective made as an alcove; vaulted, arched: M19.

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