Recreation terms starting with D

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1. d'Alembert Betting System A system of betting where you increase your bet by one unit after a loss and decrease your bet by one unit after a win.
2. dabbing Working a lure up and down in the same spot a dozen or more times in a bush, or beside a tree or other structure.
3. Daily catch and possession limits Daily catch limits is the amount of fish, by species, that can be caught in one day.
4. damselfly A small member of the dragonfly family.
5. dapping A method of fly-fishing in which the fly is allowed to skip or dance on the water while line and leader are held above the water from a high rod.
6. Dardevle A trademark for a brand of spoons typically used for trout and northern pike fishing.
7. DD Direct Damage. This is a spell that does all of its damage in one hit rather than spreading its damage over time.
8. De Buff - A negative spell cast on a unit that makes it less powerful. An example of a "de-buff" is Slow.
9. Dead Table A table that is manned and ready for action but has no players.
10. deadfall A tree that has fallen into the water.
11. Deal To give out the cards during a hand.
12. Dealer Dealers, or principals, buy and sell securities for their own accounts, adding liquidity to the marketplace and seeking to profit from the spread between…
13. Dealing seconds A dealer cheating method. The dealer deals the 2nd card from the top if the top card would help the player.
14. Deck lid Slang term for the trunk lid of a race car.
15. Deck penetration The percentage of cards played out of a deck or a shoe before reshuffling.
16. deer-hair bug A floating fly-rodding lure made from hollow deer hair and used principally for bass and panfish.
17. depthfinder, depth recorder, or depth sounder A sonar device used to read the bottom structure, determine depth, and in some cases actually locate fish. Also called a fishfinder.
18. Derniere A French term for last and refers to the last group of 12 numbers in the Dozen Bet.
19. desert sucker A native Arizona fish typically found in rivers and streams that can weigh over four pounds.
20. Devle Dog A trademark for a brand of fishing lure.
21. die-off Refers to having many fish die at the same time, quite often baitfish; also referred to as a fish kill.
22. dillys A type of small earthworm popular for catching sunfish and trout.
23. dink A small bass, usually under 6 to 8 inches long (also called a subcatchable).
24. dip bait A smelly paste-type bait primarily used for catfish.
25. dip net A net with a handle used to capture baitfish.
26. Dirty Air The messed up air created by the lead car. It is generally harder to handle or steer a race car when it's in dirty air.
27. Discard Tray A tray on the dealer’s right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded.
28. Discards The cards that have already been played and thrown away.
29. disgorger Device for removing hooks deeply embedded in the throat of fish.
30. dissolved oxygen The amount of free (usable) oxygen in water. Usually designated in parts per million.
31. DM Dire Maul or Deadmines (if in Westfall)
32. DMG Damage
33. dobsonfly A large aquatic insect, the larva of which is the popular hellgrammite bait.
34. Dog Shortened form of "underdog."
35. doll Fly A trademark for a brand of chenille-bodied, hackle-wrapped jig.
36. Dolly Unlike the French roulette where the croupier simply points with the stick on the winning number on the table, in the American roulette the croupier uses…
37. Dominated Hand A hand that will almost always lose to a better hand that people usually play. For instance, K3 is "dominated" by KQ.
38. Donuts Slang term for black, circular dent-line marks on the side panels of stock cars, usually caused by rubbing against other cars at high speed.
39. doodlesock or doodlesocking A method of cane-pole or long-pole fishing in which a lure or bait is repeatedly dipped and dragged through likely fish structures.
40. dorsal fin A median fin located along the back of a fish. It is usually supported by rays, which sometimes gives the fin a fan- or sail-like appearance.
41. DOT Damage over time
42. Double Up System of Betting - A betting system whereby bets are doubled after a loss in hopes of recouping the previous loss.
43. Double deck Blackjack played out of two decks which are shuffled together. (As opposed to single deck, four deck, six deck, eight deck, etc.)
44. Double Down To double the initial bet and take one and exactly one more card. Usually doubling down is only allowed after the first two cards are dealt.
45. Double Down (Doubling Down) Double your initial bet following the initial two-card deal, but you can hit one card only.
46. Double Dynamite Roulette System A combination of Big Number play and sector slicing for short-range play.
47. Double exposure A blackjack variant where both of the dealer's cards are played face up. Usually players lose all pushes and blackjack pays even money in this variant.
48. Double zero or 00 is only present in American Roulette
49. doughball A ball of bait made from bread or specially prepared dough used for bait-fishing. Commonly used for carp.
50. Douzaine French term for the Dozen Bet.
51. Down Card this is a face down card.
52. Downforce The air pressure on the race car that causes it to hold the track of pushes it down on the track giving the car better traction.
53. downlake, downriver, downshore, and downstream, downcurrent All terms referring to directions.
54. Downrigger A fishing device used on boats that allows a troller to fish a lure at a constant specific depth.
55. Downtown Vegas The older area of Vegas. The casinos in Downtown Vegas generally offer better rules for the player, and the phrase is used to refer to blackjack games…
56. Dozen Bet A bet on one of the sequences of 12 numbers on the layout.
57. DPS Damage per second
58. DR Diminishing Returns. Used to describe something that reduces slowly over time on consecutive repetitions of the same action.
59. Draft A signed, written order by which one party (the drawer) instructs another party (the drawee) to pay a specified sum to a third party (the payee), at sight…
60. Drafting When two or more race cars run closely behind each other, sometimes nearly touching.
61. Drag Device on fishing reels that allows line to pay out under pressure, even though the reel is engaged; set correctly, it ensures against line breakage.
62. Dragon Hand this is hand that is dealt to an empty seat at the table.
63. Draw Same as to hit. Taking additional cards in an attempt to get closer to a total of 21.
64. Draw Dead Trying to make a hand that, even if made, will not win the pot. If you're drawing to make a flush, and your opponent already has a full house, you are…
65. Drawdown Lowering a lake level for a specific purpose.
66. drift-boating, drift-fishing Techniques used to fish by drifting with the current, sometimes in a drift boat.
67. Driveshaft A steel tube that connects the transmission of a race car to the rear end housing.
68. Drop The total wagered in a casino.
69. Drop Box A box where money is dropped after the player cashes into a game and receives his chips. The box is usually located under the table.
70. Drop Loot An item that is obtained via monster drops (as opposed to being player-made).
71. drop shot A tackle rigging technique employing a hook tied to the line from four-inches to four-feet above the sinker.
72. drop-off A sudden increase in depth, often created by washes, small creek channels, canyons, pinnacles, and other submerged topographic features.
73. dry fly A fly which floats on the surface of the water by means of hackle (feather) fibers. An angler employing this technique is said to be dry-fly fishing.
74. Dumping A casino table that is losing money to the players.
75. Dyno Shortened term for "dynamometer," a machine used to measure an engine's horsepower.