Definition of: daunt

(dônt, dänt) v.t.
1. To dishearten or intimidate; cow.
2. To pack into a barrel with a daunt. See synonyms under ABASH, FRIGHTEN.
—noun
1. A fright.
2. A wooden disk with which to press salted fish, especially herring, into barrels. [<OF danter, donter <L domitare, freq. of domare tame]