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Desert of Drize
Diner, Finney’s
Desert of Drize Place where the story’s
introducer is said to have met the old man
who sang to him the song constituting the
overall narrative—in Did I Ever Tell You How
Lucky You Are
Desert of Zind Place from “the blistering
sands” of which Gerald McGrew fantasizes
about capturing a scraggle-foot Mulligatawny
for McGrew Zoo—in If I Ran the Zoo
dester Word from the first line (“High diddle
dester”) of Lady Gussie’s song—in The
Seven Lady Godivas
dibble 1: Designation of one of the sounds
made (together with “dopp”) by Mr. Brown,
“like the rain”—in Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can
You 2: Designation of one of the sounds
made (together with “dobble,” “drip,”
“drop,” and “plop”) by rainfall—in “Rainy
Day in Utica, N.Y.,” as part of The Cat in the
Hat Song Book
Dick One of the seven Peeping Brothers—
in The Seven Lady Godivas
Didd, Kingdom of 1: Setting of the story—
in Bartholomew and the Oobleck 2: Setting of
the story—in The 500 Hats of Bartholomew
Cubbins
diddle Word from the first (“High diddle
dester”) and second (“Ho, diddle dum”) lines
of Lady Gussie’s song—in The Seven Lady
Godivas
Diddle-dee-Dill One of the sounds described
as having been made by the Yooks’ Butter-
Up Band—in The Butter Battle Book
diddle-dee-dots Decorative elements that
were, it is suggested, left to be supplied on
neckties—in I Can Draw It Myself
Diet-Devising Computerized Sniffer
Characterization of the Golden Years Clinic’s
Wuff-Whiffer—in You’re Only Old Once!
Diffendoofer Day Holiday declared by Mr.
Lowe to celebrate his students’ triumph
when taking the “special test” upon the
results of which their school’s future
depended—in Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Diffendoofer School Institution at
Dinkerville attended by the narrator and his
friends—in Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Diffendoofer Song”, “The Alma mater of
Diffendoofer School, sung “triumphantly” at
the close of the Diffendoofer Day
celebration—in Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
different colored Characterization of the
variety of days cited—in My Many Colored
Days
different-er Seussian expression of “more
different”—in Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Dike Trees Arboreal growth the “heavy,
knotted roots” of which protect the Kingdom
of Binn from inundation by the sea—in
The King’s Stilts
Diller, Dr. One of the Golden Years Clinic
physicians about whom it is predicted “all
. . . will prescribe a prescription for you”—in
You’re Only Old Once!
Dill-ma-dilts, Mt. Land mass suggested
as one appropriate for scaling—in Great Day
for Up
din, bummbeling Characterization of the
sound made by Circus McGurkus’s Organ-
McOrgan-McGurkus—in If I Ran the Circus
Diner, Finney’s Eating place commented
upon—in Oh Say Can You Say
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