dassn't

American  

[das-uhnt] / ˈdæs ənt /

Or dasn't

Chiefly Northern U.S.

1. contraction of dare not.

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dassn't

"Champ wouldn't let me go," said Romanzo sulkily; "besides, I dassn't ask Hannah, not since I used the harness cloth she gave to clean down Jim."

From Flamsted quarries by Nelson, G. Patrick

He was onery, and only got what was comin’ to him; but if you’re goin’ to be polite, seems like you dassn’t tell the truth.

From 'Me--Smith' by Hoskins, Gayle Porter

I dassn't ring in that little song an' dance you give me.

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

I dassn't git up to git no film for nobody.

From The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm by Hope, Laura Lee

"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