n. [ OE. dagh, dogh, dow, AS. dāh; akin to D. deeg, G. teig, Icel. deig, Sw. deg, Dan. deig, Goth. daigs; also, to Goth. deigan to knead, L. fingere to form, shape, Skr. dih to smear; cf. Gr. &unr_; wall, &unr_; to touch, handle. &unr_;. Cf. Feign, Figure, Dairy, Duff. ]
To have one's cake dough.
a. Imperfectly baked; hence, not brought to perfection; unfinished; also, of weak or dull understanding. [ Colloq. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis). See Curlew. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded. [ Political cant, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Easily molded; pliable. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The character of a doughface; truckling pliability. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being doughy. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like dough; soft. [ 1913 Webster ]
He demeans himself . . . like a dough-kneaded thing. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A small cake (usually sweetened) fried in a kettle of boiling lard. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a doughty manner. [ 1913 Webster ]