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DARTMOOR', an extenfive foreft of-England, in the 
county of Devon, reaching from Brent, fouth, to Oak- 
kampton, north, tvvent-y miles,‘and five to fifteen wide. 
In all which,fpace is no town, and only two villages. 
DART'MOUTH, a fea-povt town in the county of 
Devon, fituated at the mouth of the Dart, on the Eng- 
lifh channel; laid to have been formerly called Clifton. 
It is an ancient corporation, and a borough town. The 
harbour, is fafe, and large enough to contain 500 fhips. 
Here live feveral confiderable merchants, who fend out 
veffels to Newfoundland for filh, which they difpofe of 
in Italy, Spain, Portugal, &c. loading back wine, fruit, 
oil, Ac. Dartmouth is efteemed a great nurfery for fea- 
men, the filhery employing near three thoufand men, a 
certain number of which, the owners are obliged by aft 
of parliament to felcft from landmen. It has a weekly 
market on Friday', for corn and provifions-, and onealmoft 
every day for filh : thirty-one miles fouth of Exeter, and 
204 weft-fou the weft of London.^ Lat. 50. 17 s N. Ion. 3. 
35. W. Greenwich. 
DART'MOUTH, a town of the American States, in 
Grafton county, New Hampfliire/ north-weft of the foot 
of the White Mountains : thirty-three miles north-eaft 
of Haverhill, New-Hamplliire, and eiglfty-feven north- 
wefterly of Portfmouth. It was incorporated in 1772. 
DART'MOUTH, a fea-port town of the American 
States, in Briftol county, Malfachulets, fituated on the 
weft fide of Accufhnet river, feventy miles foutherly of 
Bofton. It waS incorporated in 1664, and contains, by 
the cenfus of 1796, 2499 inhabitants. 
DART'MOUTH, a town of the American States, in 
Elbert county, Georgia, fituated on the peninfula formed 
by the confluence of Broad and Savannah rivers, two 
miles from Fort James Dartmouth. The town and fort 
derive their names' from James, earl of Dartmouth, 
whofe influence in the Britifh councils obtainedfrom the 
king, a grant and powers to the Indian trading company 
in Georgia to treat w ith the Creek Indians for the terri¬ 
tory called the-A'cso Purchafc, ceded in difeharge of debts 
due to the traders. This traft contains about 2,000,000 
of acres, lying upon the head of the Great Ogechee, be¬ 
tween the banks of the Savannah and Alatamaha, touch¬ 
ing on the Oconee, including all the waters of Broad 
and Little rivers. This territory comprehends a large 
extent of excellent fertile land, well watered by innume¬ 
rable rivers, creeks, and brooks. 
DAR'TON,/ or Dartus, [Jap-roc, Gr.] The inner 
coat, or that which immediately covers the tefticles. 
DA'RU, a town of Perlia, in the province of Kerman: 
ninety miles north eaft of Sirgian. 
DAR'WAR, a confiderable fortrefs of Hindooftan, in 
the country of Sanore, and one of the king of Myfore’s 
frontier towns: eighty-eight miles fouth of Vifiapour, 
and ninety eaft-north-eaft of Goa. Lat. 16. 5. N. Ion. 75. 
9. E. Greenwich. > 
DAR'WEN, a river of England, in the county of Lan- 
cafter, which runs into the Ribble near Prefton. 
DAR'WENT. See Derwent. 
DAS'CHITZ, a town of B. hernia, in the circle of 
Chrudim : feven miles north-north-eaft of Chrudim. 
DAS'CHITZ, or Datchitz, a town of Moravia, in 
the circle of Xglau : fix miles north of Zlabins. 
To DASH, v. a. [The etymology of this word, in any 
of i,ts fenfes, is very doubtful.] To throw or ftrike .,ny 
thing fuddenly againft fomething.—A man that cuts him- 
ielf, and tears his own flefli, and defies his head againft 
the ftones, dees not a 61 fo unreafonably as the wicked 
man. Tillptfon. —To break by collifion : 
They that (land high have many bluffs to fhake them; 
And, if they fall, they dajh themfelves to pieces. Shakcfp. 
To throw water in flafhes.— Dajhing water on them may 
prove the heft remedy. Mortimer. 
Middling his head, and prone to earth his view, 
With ears and cheft that dajh the morning dew. Tickle. 
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Tobefpatter; to befprinkle: 
This temped, 
Dajhing the garment of this peace, aboded 
The fudden breach on’t. Sha.kcfp.eare.. 
To agitate any liquid, fo as to make the fiirface fly off; 
At once the brufliing oars and brazen prow 
Daji up the fandy waves, and ope the depths below. Dryd. 
To mingle ; to adulterate ; to change by fome worfe ad¬ 
mixture.—Several revealed truths are dajicd and adul¬ 
terated with a mixture of fables and human inventions. 
Spectator. 
Whacum, bred to daji and draw. 
Not wine, but more unwholefome law. Hudibras. 
To form or flcetch in hade, carelefsly : 
Never was daft'cl out, at one lucky hit, 
A fool fa juft a copy of a wit. Pope. 
To obliterate ; to blot; to crofs out.—To dajh over this- 
with a line, will deface the whole copy extremely, and 
to a degree that, I fpar, may difpleafe you. Pope. —To 
confound ; to make afliamed fuddenly ; to furprife with 
fliame or fear ; to dep.refs ; to fupprefs.—Nothing dafked 
the confidence of the mule like the braying of the afs, 
while he was dilating upon his genealogy. VFJrange. 
The nymph, when nothing could Narciffus move, 
Still daf'd with blufhes for her (lighted love. Addifon. 
S.ome ftronger povv’r eludes our fickly will; 
Dafhcs our riling hope with certain ill. Prior. 
Daji the proud gamefter in his gilded car; 
Bare the mean heart that lurks beneath a (far. Pope. 
To DASH, v. n. To fly off the fiirface by a violent 
motion.—If the veffel be fuddenly ftopt in its motion, 
the liquor continues its motion, and defies over the fides 
of the velfel. Chcyne.. —To fly in flafhes with a loud noife; 
On each hand the gulhing waters play. 
And down the rough cafcade, all dajiug , fall. Thomfon, 
To rufh through water, fo as to make it fly : 
Doeg, tho’ without knowing how or why, 
Spurr’d boldly on, and dafi’d thro’ thick and thin, 
Thro’ fenfe and r.onfenfe, never cut or in. Dryden. 
DASH,/. Collifion 1 
By the touch ethereal rous’d, 
The daji of clouds, or irritating war 
Of fighting winds, while all is calm below, 
They furious fpring. Thomfon. 
Infufion; fomething worfe mingled in a fmall propor¬ 
tion.—There is nothing which one regards fo much with 
an eye of mirth and pity, as innocence, when it has in it 
a dajh of folly. Addifon .—A mark in writing; a line ——, 
to note a paufe, or omiflion.—He is afraid of letters and 
characters, of. notes and defies, which, fet together, do 
fignify nothing. Brown. 
In modern wit, all printed trafh is 
Set off with num’rous breaks and defies. Swift. 
Sudden ftroke ; blow; aft: ludicrous.—She takes upon 
her bravely at firft dafi. Skakcfpeare .—Entrance on any 
undertaking. 
DASH, adv. An expreflion of the found of water 
dallied : 
Hark, hark, the waters fall; 
And, with a murmuring-found, 
Defi, dafi, upon the ground, 
To gentle (lumbers call. Dryden. 
DASH'ING, adj. Hafty ; inconfiderate.-—Deferving 
the fecular applaufe of dajhing Machiavelian politicians. 
Burke. 
DASHUR', a town of Egypt: fifteen miles fouth of 
Cairo, 
DASSA'WN, 
