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dassn't

American  
[das-uhnt] / ˈdæs ənt /
Or dasn't
Chiefly Northern U.S.
  1. contraction of dare not.


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I lay in bed two Sundays, because I dassn't go into my pew.

From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Horace Annesley Vachell

Mena was asleep, and I dassn't go down to the goats alone.

From Bloom of Cactus by Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen) Coleman

I dassn't touch it," he said, "but I dassn't squeal.

From The Flaming Jewel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

We dassn't none of us tech them boxes, we boys, though we warn't afeard of nothin' else in the world, only father.

From Queen Hildegarde by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

I kin fly low over your head, so low that I'll brush you with my wings, and with my red wattles, which are a wonder to see, an' you dassn't fire.

From The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

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