Read full poem →His feet on juts of slippery crag that rang
Sharp-smitten with the dint of armed heels—
Dictionary Entry
A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
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Common Phrases
. dintdint meredint sheer
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Poetry examples for “dint”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →the Bar.tinking luscious jigs dint of ripe silver with warmlyish
wetflat splurging smells waltz the glush of squirting taps plus slush
Read full poem →But _this is_, now--you may depend upon it--
Stable, opaque, immortal--all by dint
Of the dear names that lie concealed within't.
Read full poem →Vanquished did yield for want of martial art.
The dint of swords from kisses seemèd strange,
And harder than his lady's side, his targe;
Read full poem →And, straining hard the statue, was afraid
His hands had made a dint, and hurt the maid;
Explored her, limb by limb, and feared to find