Durstn't

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Contraction of durst + not. abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction, literary

    "1954, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter XI: A Knife In The Dark I durstn't go outside this dell for any money; I felt that something was creeping up the slope."

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daredn'tdaren't

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"1954, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter XI: A Knife In The Dark I durstn't go outside this dell for any money; I felt that something was creeping up the slope."

Etymology

From durst + not.

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