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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1743, 1914
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DART, v. “To raise the foot and set it down again hard, to stamp” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). With to: to face, be placed opposite to, open towards.Sc. 1743 R. Maxwell Select Trans. 288:
The Door of the Furnace [of a hothouse] must not dart to the Door of the House, because the Wind blows on it, makes the Fire sometimes too strong, and makes your Spirits come too hastily off.Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
I darted mi fit at'm.
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