[dint] n [ME, fr. OE dynt; akin to ON dyntr noise] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: blow, stroke
2: force, power
3:
[2]dent -- by dint of : by force of: because of
[2]dint vt (1597) 1: to make a dent in
2: to impress or drive in with force
[dint] n [ME, fr. OE dynt; akin to ON dyntr noise] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: blow, stroke
2: force, power
3:
[2]dent -- by dint of : by force of: because of
[2]dint vt (1597) 1: to make a dent in
2: to impress or drive in with force
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012