dunt

[duhnt, doo nt]Scot.

noun

a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.

verb (used with object)

to strike, especially with a dull sound.

Origin of dunt

1375–1425; late Middle English; cognate with Swedish dunt dint

dunt

[duhnt]

verb (used without object)

(of ceramic ware) to crack because of excessively rapid cooling.

Origin of dunt

origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for dunt

Historical Examples of dunt

Every chap went through my breast like the dunt of a fore-hammer.
The Life of Mansie Wauch
David Macbeth Moir
Dunt (sometimes dunch), to strike or butt like a cow or goat with the head.
English As We Speak It in Ireland
P. W. Joyce
A certain lame old man (of Armagh) was nicknamed 'Dunt the pad (path').
English As We Speak It in Ireland
P. W. Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for dunt

dunt

noun

a blow; thump

the injury caused by such a blow

verb

to strike or hit

Word Origin for dunt

C15: perhaps variant of dint

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