GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Dan , n. [OE. dan, danz, OF. danz (prop. only nom.), dan, master, fr. L. dominus. See Dame.] A title of honor equivalent to master, or sir. [Obs.]
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   Old Dan Geoffry, in gently spright
   The pure wellhead of poetry did dwell.
   Spenser.
   
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   What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land.
   Thomson.
   
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   Dan, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Mining) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.
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