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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DUNT

Dunt, n. Etym: [Dint. ]

Defn: A blow. [Obs. ] R. of Glouc.

DUNTED

DUNTED Dunt "ed, a.

Defn: Beaten; hence, blunted. [Obs. ] Fencer's swords... having the edge dunted. Fuller.

DUNTER

DUNTER Dun "ter, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A porpoise. [Scott. ] Dunter goose (Zoöl.) the eider duck. J. Brand.

New American Oxford Dictionary

dunt

dunt |dənt dənt |chiefly Scottish ▶verb [ with obj. ] hit or knock firmly with a dull sound: she dunted my father in the side with her elbow. ▶noun a firm dull-sounding blow. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps a variant of dint .

Oxford Dictionary

dunt

dunt |dʌnt |chiefly N. Amer. & Scottish ▶verb [ with obj. ] bump into or hit heavily. ▶noun a heavy dull-sounding blow. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps a variant of dint .