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dent (n.)
early 14c., "a strike or blow," dialectal variant of Middle English
dint
(q.v.); sense of "indentation" first recorded 1560s, apparently influenced by
indent
.
dent (v.)
late 14c., from
dent
(n.). Related:
Dented
;
denting
.
