Dass
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dæs/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Dass is a verb meaning (archaic) To dare.
Meaning
(archaic) To dare.
Example Sentences
"If anyone dasses to risk my fist, it's Boff! and it's Wham! Understand?"
Gim scrached a line in the dirt and told Will not to dass to step over it and then Will put a chip on his sholeder and told Gim not to dass to nock it off
You weren't smart to refuse; you could have had a peep inside the General's house, maybe, and I don't believe she'd dassed said a word about birds on hats, with one of the company wearing 'em!
We all looked at one 'nother, 'n' I thought for a second somebody 'd laugh, but nobody dassed, 'n' there warn'ta sound in the room 's Aunt Beccy sot down agin' without movin' a muscle in her face.
Word Forms
- dasses
- dassing
- dassed
Related Words
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