What is the meaning of Dun?

  • (v.t.) To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt grass or some like substance.
  • (n.) A mound or small hill.
  • (a.) Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy.
  • (n.) One who duns; a dunner.
  • (v.t.&i.) To ask or beset, as a debtor, for payment; to urge importunately.
  • (n.) An urgent request or demand of payment; as, he sent his debtor a dun.
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APAWebster's. (2011). dun. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/dun/definitions/2000980
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "dun" http://smartdefine.org/dun/definitions/2000980 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, dun, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/dun/definitions/2000980>.
MLAWebster's. "dun" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/dun/definitions/2000980>
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