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   dint

   /dɪnt/

   noun

   • 1. a dent or hollow in a surface: "the soft dints at the top of a coconut"
   • 2. a blow or stroke, typically one made with a weapon in fighting. archaic
   • ▪ force of attack; impact: "I perceive you feel the dint of pity"

   verb

   • 1. mark (a surface) with dents or hollows: "the metal was dull and dinted"

   Word Origin Old Englishdynt ‘stroke with a weapon’, reinforced in Middle English by the related Old Norse word dyntr; of unknown ultimate origin. Compare with dent.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • I

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   • N

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   • T

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