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ˈdurgan, -en dial. [This and dial. durgy dwarfish, are app. derived from some of the forms mentioned under dwarf.] An undersized person or animal; a dwarf.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Durgen, a little thick and short Person; a Dwarf. 1730Fielding Tom Thumb ii. v, And can my princess such a durgen wed [i.e. Tom Thumb]? 1890Gloucester Gloss., Durgan, a name for an undersized horse in a large team. |