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dunt

1
[duhnt, doo nt]Scot.
noun
  1. a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
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verb (used with object)
  1. to strike, especially with a dull sound.
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Origin of dunt

1
1375–1425; late Middle English; cognate with Swedish dunt dint

dunt

2
[duhnt]
verb (used without object)
  1. (of ceramic ware) to crack because of excessively rapid cooling.
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Origin of dunt

2
origin uncertain
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Historical Examples of dunting

  • He was in the middle of his prayer when a noise came over the town, a dunting of hoofs on the causey of the Provost's house-front.

    The Lost Pibroch

    Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for dunting

dunt

noun
  1. a blow; thump
  2. the injury caused by such a blow
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verb
  1. to strike or hit
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Word Origin for dunt

C15: perhaps variant of dint
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