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Coal mining region in north east England
The Durham Coalfield is a coalfield in north-east England. It is continuous with the Northumberland Coalfield to its north. It extends from Bishop Auckland
Durham_Coalfield
Coal mining region in north east England
and Durham Coalfield is a coalfield in North East England, otherwise known as the Durham and Northumberland Coalfield or the Great Northern Coalfield. It
Northumberland and Durham Coalfield
Northumberland_and_Durham_Coalfield
Coal mining area in north east England
The Northumberland Coalfield is a coalfield in north-east England. It is continuous with the Durham Coalfield to its south. It extends from Shilbottle
Northumberland_Coalfield
County of England
Scotland. County Durham became heavily industrialised in the nineteenth century, when many collieries opened on the Durham coalfield. The Stockton and
County_Durham
Labour revolt in the United Kingdom, 1911–1914
labour unrest: rank-and-file movements and political change in the Durham coalfield. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-9068-4. OCLC 949908606
Great_Unrest
Annual festival in Durham, England
of the Durham Coalfield, which stretched throughout the traditional County of Durham. It is also locally called "The Big Meeting" or "Durham Big Meeting"
Durham_Miners'_Gala
Town and civil parish in County Durham, England
colliery in the area closed in 1968. Today, with the decline of the Durham coalfield, manufacturing has been left as the largest sector of employment in
Bishop_Auckland
City in County Durham, England
defeat at the Battle of Dunbar. During the Industrial Revolution, the Durham coalfield was heavily exploited, with dozens of collieries operating around the
Durham,_England
Defunct coal mine in Sunderland, UK (1835–1993)
at the pit, the mine was the last to remain operating in the County Durham Coalfield. The last shift left the pit on 10 December 1993, ending over 80 years
Monkwearmouth_Colliery
Any of several English dialects spoken in Northumbria, England
Yorkshire and County Durham Pitmatic or 'Yakka', a group of dialects spoken in mining towns of Northumberland and Durham Coalfield Berwick dialect, spoken
Northumbrian_dialect
Former railway line in North East England
of 21 miles (34 kilometres) north through the Durham Coalfield and Washington, prior to joining the Durham Coast Line at Pelaw Junction. The Leamside Line
Leamside_line
City in Tyne and Wear, England
of the Durham coalfield, has a coal-mining heritage that dates back centuries. At its peak in 1923, 170,000 miners were employed in County Durham alone
Sunderland
Coalbrookdale Coalfield Cumberland Coalfield Durham Coalfield East Staffordshire Coalfield Forest of Dean Coalfield Ingleton Coalfield Kent Coalfield Lancashire
List_of_coalfields
Region of England
the most important in County Durham. The mine opened in 1835 and was the last to remain operating in the Durham Coalfield, with the last shift leaving
North_East_England
2016 British film by William Oldroyd
neighbouring County Durham. It had period country houses, built with the proceeds of mining the Durham and Northumberland Coalfields, and rural landscapes
Lady_Macbeth_(film)
Christian hymn
anthem by Sir John Stainer (1886). The largest mining disaster in the Durham Coalfield in England was at West Stanley Colliery, known locally as "The Burns
Lead,_Kindly_Light
Village in Tyne and Wear, England
have been a favourite sea-bathing spot for the Bishop of Durham. Located on the Durham coalfield, Ryhope followed the path of many other villages in the
Ryhope
Mine complex based around Selby, North Yorkshire, England
Selby coalfield (also known as the Selby complex or Selby superpit) was a large-scale deep underground mine complex based around Selby, North Yorkshire
Selby_Coalfield
Sympathy strike to support miners' negotiations
Barron, Hester. The 1926 Miners' Lockout: Meanings of Community in the Durham Coalfield (2010) Brandon, David. The General Strike 1926: A New History (Pen
1926 United Kingdom general strike
1926_United_Kingdom_general_strike
Nickname for Sunderland, UK, people
Sunderland as speaking a variant of the North Durham dialect, which it shared with much of the Durham Coalfield. He considered Sunderland to be situated near
Mackem
Coal-shipping structure in north-east England
first opened in 1893 as a structure for loading coal from the North Durham coalfield onto ships. In the 1920s, 140,000 tons of coal per week were loaded
Dunston_Staiths
Village in County Durham, England
documentary programme Craghead: A Village on the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, 1954 amateur documentary by the Headmaster and Assistant Master of
Craghead
English performance folk dance
Durham, danced with long, rigid metal or wooden swords for, usually, six or eight dancers. Rapper sword from the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield,
Morris_dance
Open-air museum in County Durham, England
the North East for generations – the museum site is in the former Durham coalfield, where 165,246 men and boys worked in 304 mines in 1913. By the time
Beamish_Museum
coal-owning families formed in 1726. It was based on the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, and played a major role in the economics of mining coal from the field
Grand_Allies
English clergyman and hymnwriter (1823–1876)
Cory, p. 77 note 1 Lee, Robert (2007). The Church of England and the Durham Coalfield, 1810-1926: Clergymen, Capitalists and Colliers. Boydell & Brewer Ltd
John_Bacchus_Dykes
Village in County Durham, England
1800s. In 1796 William Russell, a coal owner, retired from mining the Durham Coalfield and spent part of his fortune on buying and restructuring Brancepeth
Brandon,_County_Durham
Industrial complex in northern England
construction. Coke (or coal) was used, supplied from the Durham coalfield or the South Yorkshire coalfield. Initially the high lime content of the ore (up to
Scunthorpe_Steelworks
Preserved early British steam locomotive
and steam locomotives were not adopted at the time. In 1810, the Durham Coalfield was disrupted by a major strike over the Bond system. During this time
Puffing_Billy_(locomotive)
Coal product used in the process of making steel
these, about 5,000,000 tons were produced in Durham county, 1,000,000 tons in the South Wales coalfield, and 1,000,000 tons in Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Coke_(fuel)
Town in County Durham, England
railway to make Hartlepool a coal port, shipping out minerals from the Durham coalfield. It was in this endeavour that Isambard Kingdom Brunel visited the
Hartlepool
many different parts of the country. Britain's coalfields are associated with Northumberland and Durham, North and South Wales, Yorkshire, the Scottish
Coal mining in the United Kingdom
Coal_mining_in_the_United_Kingdom
Animal used in mines
known recorded use of ponies underground in Great Britain was in the Durham coalfield in 1750. Following the drowning deaths of 26 children when the Huskar
Pit_pony
Mining of a mineral deposit by underground methods
Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015. The Durham Coalfield, Coalmining History Research Centre, archived from the original on
Drift_mining
2013 death and funeral in London, England
original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2021. Tallentire, Mark. "Durham coalfield rejoices at Margaret Thatcher's death". The Northern Echo. Archived
Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher
Death_and_funeral_of_Margaret_Thatcher
Hamlet in County Durham, England
pit village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland, near Coundon. Located in the Durham Coalfield, most of the former
Leasingthorne
Village in County Durham, England
mining began in the area in the medieval period. When the South West Durham coalfield was opened in the 19th and 20th centuries the population of the village
Cockfield,_County_Durham
English county history
County Durham. Remains of Prehistoric Durham; W Boyd Dawkins, "Notes on Durham, York and Manchester in Prehistoric Times: Prehistoric Durham, York and
History_of_County_Durham
Layer of dolerite rock in northern England
299 Ma. It underlies much of south and east Northumberland and the Durham Coalfield. Its maximum known thickness of around 70 metres (230 ft) occurs in
Whin_Sill
Village in County Durham, England
streets. Work on the colliery – one of the pioneering mines of the East Durham coalfield — began on 19 February 1838 but it was five years before the first
Murton,_County_Durham
(1975) is set during the use of the emergency powers in 1921 in the Durham coalfield. The army are shown as using their powers to harass suspected Communists
Emergency_Powers_Act_1920
British politician
of my family were drawn from mining villages across England to the Durham coalfields because of their reputation for good wages and reliable work." "Members
Alan_Strickland
Type of bituminous coal or oil shale
coal[citation needed], and can be worked in the lathe and polished. In the Durham coalfield and elsewhere carving cannel coal into ornaments was a popular pastime
Cannel_coal
Coastal town in North Yorkshire, England
port as a result of the alum trade and by importing coal from the Durham coalfield to process it. Whitby grew in size and wealth, extending its activities
Whitby
British aristocrat (1800–1865)
in County Antrim, Ireland. As much of her English land was in the Durham Coalfield, she had income from coal mining. In his last will and testament, her
Frances Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry
Frances_Vane,_Marchioness_of_Londonderry
Barron, Hester. The 1926 Miners' Lockout: Meanings of Community in the Durham Coalfield (2010) Baylies, Carolyn. The History of the Yorkshire Miners, 1881–1918
History_of_coal_miners
The Church of England and the Durham Coalfield, 1810–1926. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 127. ISBN 9781843833475. Durham University Commissioners (1863)
History_of_Durham_University
Style of English sword dance
originally performed in the mining villages of the Northumberland and Durham coalfield in North-East England. The dances derive from a well-defined geographical
Rapper_sword
Nuclear power station in Hartlepool, England
that their third AGR station in 1967 be situated on the edge of the Durham coalfield, near the seaside resort of Seaton Carew. The proposal came at a time
Hartlepool nuclear power station
Hartlepool_nuclear_power_station
Railway line in North East England
for the transportation of coal from western and central areas of the Durham Coalfield to the River Tees at North Shore (in Stockton), and Port Clarence.
Durham_Coast_Line
Geographical areas of England
Northumberland and Durham) 15. Durham Magnesian Limestone Plateau (Durham, Tyne & Wear and Cleveland) 16. Durham Coalfield Pennine Fringe (Durham, Northumberland
National_Character_Area
British trade unionist, industrialist and politician
the folk songs of the period. Ed Pickford, who was a miner in the Durham Coalfield, was highly critical of Robens: his song The Pound a Week Rise criticises
Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham
Alfred_Robens,_Baron_Robens_of_Woldingham
Type of railway that operates in a mine
greater. The first known recorded use in Britain was in the County Durham coalfield in 1750; in the United States, mules were the dominant source of animal
Mine_railway
River in North East England
through lead mining country, until this gives way to coal seams of the Durham coalfield for the rest of its length. As a result of limestone quarrying, lead
River_Wear
Coal mining region in England
series of small coalfields along the south side of the Tyne Valley and which are intermediate between the Northumberland and Durham Coalfields to the east
Midgeholme_Coalfield
English railway company, 1825 to 1863
opened close to the Durham coalfield on the north side of the Tees. Backed by the rival West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway, the Durham and Cleveland Union
Stockton and Darlington Railway
Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway
Day of the year
The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages. 1994 – Rwandan
December_10
Historic cartel in the coal industry
London, but the north east coalfield of County Durham and Northumberland — often simply called the Great Northern Coalfield — had a competitive advantage
Limitation_of_the_Vend
British railway company, active 1854–1922
(including pit props for coal mines): coal exports from the south Durham coalfield Tyne Dock: opened by the NER in 1859. Major coal export terminal; also
North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)
North_Eastern_Railway_(United_Kingdom)
English trade union
the start of 1879, a new union was formed, covering only the Durham coalfield. The Durham Miners' Association saw it as a sectional, breakaway, group,
Durham Colliery Mechanics' Association
Durham_Colliery_Mechanics'_Association
Allies, a cartel of coalowning families in the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, is formed by George and Henry Liddell, George Bowes and Sidney and
1726_in_Great_Britain
Village in County Durham, England
Tursdale colliery in 1931 and grew to be one of the largest in the Durham coalfield, working six seams and with over 2,500 employees in the 1950s. Meanwhile
Bowburn
British trade unionist
lockout: meanings of community in the Durham coalfield, p.50 Hester Barron, The 1926 miners' lockout: meanings of community in the Durham coalfield, p.186
James_Robson_(trade_unionist)
British subsidiary company
and Tyne, and the closure of many coal mines on the once prosperous Durham coalfield. The high unemployment this caused meant Nissan had a large, eager
Nissan_Motor_Manufacturing_UK
Chemical industry in North Yorkshire, England
railways in the area; historical documents show that coal from the Durham Coalfield was transported through Yarm to feed the works inland via a pannier
Alum industry in North Yorkshire
Alum_industry_in_North_Yorkshire
Welsh-English writer
University of Oxford. Rhys worked through his apprenticeship in the Durham coalfield. He passed his mining engineer examination. At this period he lived
Ernest_Rhys
East coast river of Northern England
Industrial Revolution, particularly for the shipment of coal from the Durham Coalfields and also for the steel industries that later developed around Middlesbrough
River_Tees
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
the late 1870s; difficulty in obtaining coal during a strike in the Durham Coalfield around 1879, and industrial problems at the works in 1880. The works
Grosmont,_North_Yorkshire
British Liberal Party politician and wealthy coal owner
(incorporated in 1886), which operated several collieries in the West Durham coalfield including pits at Beamish and Tanfield. In 1924, that company merged
John_Joicey
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963
took the title from his former parliamentary seat on the edge of the Durham coalfields, and in his maiden speech in the House of Lords he criticised Thatcher's
Harold_Macmillan
Village and civil parish in Northern England
different trends. Easington Colliery was the last pit to close on the Durham Coalfields in 1993, with the loss of 1,400 jobs. There were two post offices
Easington,_County_Durham
Month of 1993
The closure of the 158-year-old pit marked the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages. Nelson Mandela
December_1993
City in North Yorkshire, England
part of the River Ure; it was used for transporting coal from the Durham coalfields into the city. Although it was abandoned in 1956, a conservationist
Ripon
Town and civil parish in County Durham, England
the hamlet of Brusselton. Two hills barred the way from the south Durham coalfield to the start of the railway at Shildon. George Stephenson overcame
Shildon
largest almshouse charity in the UK. It covers the entirety of the Durham coalfield, and manages approximately 1800 homes. Jacob Wright Cottages, Evenwood
List of almshouses in the United Kingdom
List_of_almshouses_in_the_United_Kingdom
British miner and politician (1903-1984)
Minister. Grey had an elementary school education and went to work in the Durham coalfield when he left school at 14. He became involved in Labour Party activities
Charles Grey (Labour politician)
Charles_Grey_(Labour_politician)
Seaside resort in County Durham, England
imported Scandinavian timber intended for making into pit props for the Durham Coalfield. This was similar to an event that occurred in 1922. In 1969 the Seaton
Seaton_Carew
seventeenth century there was a thriving trade in exporting coal from the Durham coalfield via the River Wear. The tonnage however was much smaller than on the
Keelmen
Unitary authority area in County Durham, England
2023. OCSI and HACT for the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (10 January 2024). "Community Insight profile for 'County Durham' area" (Report). Retrieved 27
County_Durham_(district)
English railway company
dividend for the first year-half (because of a prolonged strike in the Durham coalfield) this triggered a renewal of previous complaints from shareholders
Furness_Railway
) 28 September – A blackdamp explosion at Haswell Colliery in the Durham Coalfield kills 95, with just four survivors. 8 October – Louis-Phillipe, King
1844_in_the_United_Kingdom
genes". Last shift at Monkwearmouth Colliery, ending coal mining in the Durham Coalfield after at least 700 years. 14 December – Yasser Arafat, Chairman of
1993_in_the_United_Kingdom
Coalfield in northern Somerset, England
Somerset Coalfield in northern Somerset, England is an area where coal was mined from the 15th century until 1973. It is part of a larger coalfield which
Somerset_Coalfield
Village in County Durham, England
Predominantly these are old colliery villages sited on top of the Durham Coalfield, which was exploited in the area from the late 1800s, leading to a
Esh,_County_Durham
Portuguese realist writer (1845–1900)
Portuguese foreign office concerning the unrest in the Northumberland and Durham coalfields – in which, as he points out, the miners earned twice as much as those
Eça_de_Queiroz
underground as a coal mining safety lamp at Hebburn Colliery in the Durham Coalfield. 30 January – Wrecking of the Sea Horse, Boadicea and Lord Melville
1816_in_the_United_Kingdom
English historian
Encountering and Managing the Poor (2006), and The Church of England and the Durham Coalfield, 1810–1926 (2007). Unquiet Country: Voices of the Rural Poor 1820–1880
Robert_Lee_(historian)
English mining engineer (1717-1782)
built engines at some 20 collieries in the Great Northern Coalfield in Northumberland and Durham, as well as in other parts of England, and in Scotland and
William Brown (mining engineer)
William_Brown_(mining_engineer)
Dialects spoken in former mining areas of Northumberland and Durham
Great Northern Coalfield — from Ashington in Northumberland to Fishburn in County Durham — sources describe its particular use in the Durham collieries.
Pitmatic
Trimdon Grange colliery disaster: an underground explosion in the Durham Coalfield kills 69. 2 March – Roderick Maclean fails in an attempt to assassinate
1882_in_the_United_Kingdom
British mining engineer (1814–1893)
(MP). George Elliot - often known in the Durham coalfield as Bonnie Geordie - was born in Gateshead, County Durham, on 18 March 1814, the eldest son of Ralph
Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet
Sir_George_Elliot,_1st_Baronet
English coal magnate and politician (1846–1936)
in the West Durham coalfield including pits at Beamish and Tanfield. Joicey became managing director in 1872. He purchased Lord Durham's Lambton collieries
James Joicey, 1st Baron Joicey
James_Joicey,_1st_Baron_Joicey
District in Tyne & Wear, England
April 2015 Northern Mine Research Society (2016), "Northumberland & Durham Coalfield", Northern Mine Research Society, retrieved 23 January 2022 Richardson
Harraton
Coalfield in Yorkshire, England
The South Yorkshire Coalfield is so named from its position within Yorkshire. It covers most of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and a small part of North
South_Yorkshire_Coalfield
Overview of geology in Northumberland
border southwest of Haltwhistle. The Northumberland Coalfield is contiguous with the Durham Coalfield to its south. the Tyne valley outliers gave rise to
Geology_of_Northumberland
UK television series
countryside of Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park. 8 2 "The Durham Coalfields" Lucy Joyner 16 February 2020 (2020-02-16) 0.952 Rob Bell explores
Walking Britain's Lost Railways
Walking_Britain's_Lost_Railways
Mining engineer
Hutton seams, so marking the beginning of the development of the East Durham coalfield and the movement to large collieries employing perhaps hundreds of
William Coulson (mining engineer)
William_Coulson_(mining_engineer)
Economic cluster
addition, the region has substantial unexploited coal reserves in the Durham Coalfield and companies are developing plans to exploit this using modern clean
North East of England Process Industry Cluster
North_East_of_England_Process_Industry_Cluster
thick sequence of Coal Measures across which the Durham Coalfield developed. The sequence in County Durham is divided into Lower, Middle and Upper formations
Geology_of_County_Durham
English railway engineer (1859–1934)
section of line was electrified between Shildon in the south west Durham Coalfield and Newport, on Teesside, with the intention of improving performance
Vincent_Raven
DURHAM COALFIELD
DURHAM COALFIELD
Surname or Lastname
English (Durham)
English (Durham) : variant of Read 1.Translation of German Roth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Dearham in Cumbria or Dyrham in Gloucestershire, named from Old English dÄ“or ‘deer’ + hÄm ‘settlement’, ‘homestead’, or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’, ‘river meadow’. There are places in Norfolk called East and West Dereham, which have the same etymology. However, the present-day distribution of the surname suggests that they probably did not contribute to the surname.Irish (mainly Dublin, Drogheda, and Cork) : of English origin, but MacLysaght takes this to be a variant of Durham.
Surname or Lastname
English (County Durham)
English (County Durham) : variant of Jameson.
Surname or Lastname
English (Durham)
English (Durham) : probably a variant spelling of Irish Crumley.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Durham, a city in northeastern England, named from Old English dūn ‘hill’ (see Down 1) + Old Norse holmr ‘island’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Durham)
English (Durham) : unexplained
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dunham.
Girl/Female
Indian
Goddess Parvati, Goddess Durga
Surname or Lastname
English (county Durham)
English (county Durham) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Durham)
English (Durham) : apparently from some lost or minor place so named.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland and Durham)
English (Northumberland and Durham) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Durham)
English (Durham) : possibly a variant of Pickford.
Surname or Lastname
English (County Durham)
English (County Durham) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (County Durham, Cleveland)
English (County Durham, Cleveland) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Norfolk)
English (chiefly Norfolk) : habitational name from any of several places called Dunham, of which one is in Norfolk. Most are named from Old English dÅ«n ‘hill’ + hÄm ‘homestead’. A place in Lincolnshire now known as Dunholme appears in Domesday Book as Duneham and this too may be a source of the surname; here the first element is probably the Old English personal name Dunna.John Dunham (1590–1668) was a Puritan linen weaver who came to Plymouth, MA, via Leiden, Netherlands, in 1633. He had many prominent descendants.
Surname or Lastname
English (Durham)
English (Durham) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Durham)
English (Durham) : probably a variant of Scottish Roxburgh.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Celebrity, Gujarati, Indian, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Mythological, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil
Goddess Durga; Parvati; Devi
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Kent named Burham, from Old English burh ‘stronghold’, ‘fortified place’ + hÄm ‘homestead’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland and Durham)
English (Northumberland and Durham) : unexplained.
DURHAM COALFIELD
DURHAM COALFIELD
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Modern
Goddess Lakshmi; Money; Lucky
Male
Welsh
Middle Welsh form of Old Welsh Urbgen, URIEN means "privileged birth." Urien was an actual historical king of Rheged who came to be incorporated into Arthurian legend as a Knight of the Round Table who initially opposed Arthur, but later became an ally. He was the husband of Morgan le Fay, father of Morvydd, Ywain/Owain, and Ywain the Bastard. Some authors make him a brother to King Lot and King Auguselus.Â
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Goddess Saraswati
Boy/Male
Arabic
Aaron the upright.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Unprecedented Admirable, Unique
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
Pgod Gift; Wisdom; God Gift
Boy/Male
Indian
Golden
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Latin Geraldus, GERALLT means "spear ruler."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Female
Welsh
Older form of Welsh Gladys, GLAUDUSA means "ruler."
DURHAM COALFIELD
DURHAM COALFIELD
DURHAM COALFIELD
DURHAM COALFIELD
DURHAM COALFIELD
n.
To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend.
n.
One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for their beef-producing quality.
v. t.
To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; -- often followed by an objective clause.
a.
Pertaining to the dura, or dura mater.
n.
A false die.
imp. & p. p.
of Dream
n.
Short form for Dura mater.
n.
A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; -- in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth.
n.
An audience hall; the court of a native prince; a state levee; a formal reception of native princes, given by the governor general of India.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dream
n.
Indian millet. See Durra.
n.
Alt. of Durion
a.
Causing torment; as, a tormenting dream.
n.
As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as, a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram of poison.
p. p.
Visited by a dream; -- used in the phrase, To be adreamed, to dream.
n.
A false die. See Fulham.