dee noun & verb. [di:] L18.
[Repr. pronunc. of D, d as the letter's name.]
A. noun.
1. The letter D, d; a D-shaped object, esp. an iron or steel loop for connecting parts of a harness or for fastening articles to a saddle. L18.
b. Physics. Either of two hollow semicircular electrodes used to accelerate particles in a cyclotron. E20.

2. A detective. slang. L19.
b. verb trans. Pa. t. & pple deed. euphem. = DAMN verb 4. Chiefly as deed, damned. M19.

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