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He had dunned the poor drunkard for the money until he got tired of so profitless a business, and gave up the account for lost.

From The Lights and Shadows of Real Life by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

Pat had discovered his mistake, that he had dunned the wrong man, and it took but little persuasion to get him to leave the theatre.

From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by Lindsay, John S.

For ten years Queen Vaekehu had dunned the fathers; at last, but the other day, they let her have her 32 will, gave her her coffin, and the woman’s soul is at rest.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis