What is "derring"

Usage examples of "derring".

The rod bent under the sudden strain for which Sammy Derring had been waiting so eagerly and in vain all morning long.

Totally consternated she just nodded and went out of the room, leaving behind a very contented Sammy Derring, or rather something that looked like him.

One of our statistical clerks, Sammy Derring, requested our secret national defence plans.

Tell the secretary to bring Derring the requested papers, but of course, only those that are out of date.

Probably it would all turn out to be just a silly joke that Sammy Derring had thought up in order to impress his secretary because his name resembled that of the Secretary of Defence.

He intended to tell Mercant that there had never lived a more harmless person than Sammy Derring, but then he thought better of it and kept silent.

Daring sounds almost like Derring, particularly to some untrained alien ear, not familiar with the fine points of English pronunciation.

But to his Surprise, Sammy Derring seemed to be none the worse for his experience.

So from immortall race he does proceede,That mortall hands may not withstand his might,Drad for his derring do, and bloudy deed.

One day, when all that troupe of warlike wooersAssembled were, to weet whose she should bee,All mightie men and dreadfull derring dooers,(The harder it to make them well agree)Amongst them all this end he did decree.