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Dun
·noun A mound or small hill. II. Dun ·noun One who duns; a dunner. III. Dun ·noun An urgent reques...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
dun
An importunate creditor. Dunny, in the provincial dialect of several counties, signifies DEAF; to du...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to dun
(AngSax. dynan to clamor.) To urge for payment; to demand a debt in a pressing manner.--Johnson. Bu...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
dun-diver
A name for the goosander (Mergus merganser) in immature plumage. ...

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dun-fish
A peculiar preparation of cod for the American market, by which it retains a dun or dark yellow colo...

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dun-head
In east-country barges the after-planking which forms the cabin. ...

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