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dint definition

dint (dint)

noun

  1. force; exertion
    now chiefly in by dint of
  2. a dent
  3. Archaic a blow

Etymology: ME < OE dynt < IE base *dhen-, to strike > ding

transitive verb

  1. to dent
  2. to drive in with force

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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