DUNT

Etymology 1

Noun

dunt (plural dunts)

(Scotland) A stroke; a dull-sounding blow.

Verb

dunt (third-person singular simple present dunts, present participle dunting, simple past and past participle dunted)

(Scotland) To strike; give a blow to; knock.

Etymology 2

Noun

dunt (uncountable)

(UK, dialect) The disease gid or sturdy in sheep.

Etymology 3

Contraction

dunt

(Yorkshire) Eye dialect spelling of don't.

Source: Wiktionary


Dunt, n. Etym: [Dint.]

Definition: A blow. [Obs.] R. of Glouc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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