dargle

(Scotland, archaic) A spell of work, such as ploughing, carried out for free in a time of need.

(slang, intransitive, Australian) To be lazy.

(slang) A verbal argument.

(slang) To argue.

A Scottish dialect gem that covers everything from wobbly walking to aimless wandering. To daidle is to totter or shuffle along unsteadily, or simply to saunter without any particular purpose — the kind of slow, unhurried movement that drives impatient people mad. As a noun it also means a pinafore, though the verb senses are far more colourful. Think of it as the Scottish cousin of dawdling, with an extra hint of instability.