Brewer's: Dint

By dint of war; by dint of argument; by dint of hard work. Dint means a blow or striking (Anglo-Saxon, dynt) whence perseverance, power exerted, force; it also means the indentation made by a blow.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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