dassn't

American  

[das-uhnt] / ˈdæs ənt /

Or dasn't

Chiefly Northern U.S.

1. contraction of dare not.

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Example Sentences

I would long since of took her out to see it, but dassn't from a liability to be catched up for divers deeds that was unlawfully charged to me in times past.

From Lahoma by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)

"I dassn't break it off, gen'lemen, not by word of mouth; but--but we might write."

From Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch by Vachell, Horace Annesley

Jes' down the road a piece, 'ith dust so deep It teched the bay mare's fetlocks, an' the sun So b'ilin' hot, the peewees dassn't peep, Seemed like midsummer 'fore the spring's begun!

From In a Little Town by Hughes, Rupert

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

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

We dassn’t look into Memphis, ’count of last trip down.

From The River Prophet by Coleman, Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen)