Definition of "dant" [dant]

• To tame; daunt (which see).
• To reduce metals to a lower temper.
• In coal-mining, coal which is so much disintegrated as to be of no value. (noun)
• A heavy metal weight, of from 30 to 40 pounds, used to press down layers of provisions that are being packed in casks. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Note 61: "Mars ferus et summum tangens cytherea tonantem dant tibi regna pares et tua fata movent.""
• "They're just mad their canidate lost, so they dont want him, they want George Bush the 3rd. by the way ben, if you really think that, then you dant check your facts."
• "Troubot became her personal atten - dant, fixing her hair, applying her makeup, and dressing her for special occasions."