dint
/dɪnt/ noun C2- Especially in by dint of: force, power.
- The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.
Plural dints
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There are plenty of people, in Avonlea and out of it, who can attend closely to their neighbors’ business by dint of neglecting their own; but Mrs.
Anne, by dint of talking over her shoulder to the girls and occasionally passing a sop of civility to Billy--who grinned and chuckled and never could think of any reply until it was too late--contrived to enjoy the drive in spite of all.
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