dunt

dunt
I. \\ˈdənt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English dount, dunt, variant of dint — more at dint
1. chiefly Scotland : a heavy blow or stroke
2. chiefly Scotland : bruise, wound
3. chiefly Scotland : a quickened beat of the heart : throb
4. Scotland : a sizable lump
II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
chiefly Scotland : to strike heavily : beat
1. chiefly Scotland : to fall with a heavy sound
2. chiefly Scotland, of the heart : throb
III. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
ceramics : to crack while firing or afterward by temperature change or by inversion of crystals to greater volume

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