Dart

[Fr. dard, probably from Armor. darad, a dart; A. S. darath, daroth; W. tarad, a striking through; tarade, a piercer; taraden, to pierce, to penetrate; Heb. tarad, to thrust; Lat. trudo , with the same radical letters; Ar. tarad ; Syriac and Ch. terad .] A pointed mi ile weapon, to be thrown by hand; a javelin; a short lance; hence, by implication, anything which pierces, penetrates, or wounds. "Time shall throw a dart at thee." - Ben Jonson. -v. a. To throw a pointed instrument with a sudden thrust; to launch by the hand. "Th' invaders dart their javelins from afar." - Dryden. -To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send out; to shoot; to emit; as, flames darted forth. -v. n. To let fly or shoot, as a dart; to fly rapidly; as, a darting arrow. To start suddenly, and run; as, he darted off. Dart, n. Same as DACE, q. v. Dar'tars, n. [ Fr.dartre .] An ulcerous disease in lambs. Dart'er, n. He who, or that which, darts; one who hurls darts. ( Zool . ) See PLOTIDE. Dartford, ( dar'furd ,) a town and parish of England, co. Kent, on the Darent, 15 m. S. E. of London. Manuf. Paper, oil, gunpowder, and steam-engines. Pop . 7,000. Dartford, in Wisconsin , a post-village of Green Lake co., abt. 65 m. N.N.E. of Madison. Dart'ingly, adv . Rapidly, like a dart. Dartmoor, in England, a tract of land belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall, and occupying the larger portion of the S. W. district of Devons hire. Length, 20 m.; average width, 10 m. Its pastures abound with sheep and cattle, and it contains tin and copper mines. There are many granite peaks called tors , rising to about 2,000 feet, amidst its wild scenery. Dart'mouth, a seaport-town of Devons hire, England, 35 m. S. of Exeter, near the mouth of the River Dart. It has a good harbor, with deep water, and is defended by a battery. The inhab. are engaged in ship-building, rope-making, and in the Newfoundland trade. Pop . 6,102. Dart mouth, a seaport of British America, in the N. part of Prince Edward Island, in Princeco., on Richmond Bay; Lat. 46° 33′ N., Lon. 63° 54′ W. Dart mouth, in Ma achusetts , a post-village and township of Bristol co., on the N. side of Buzzard's Bay, abt. 50 m. S. by E. of Boston. Dart mouth, a seaport of Nova Scotia, co. of Halifax, opposite the town of Halifax. Pop. 4,358.