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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DENT, DINT, n.2 and v.
1. n. A mouldy smell.Mry. 1916 T.S.D.C. II.:
That meal has a dint.
2. v. To taint; found in ppl.adj. dented, “tainted by damp” (Mry. 1911 R. Cairns in Trans. Bnffsh. Field Club 108).
[Origin uncertain: phs. a voiced form of taint.]
