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noun

derring-do n. Brave and heroic deeds.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Derring-do" Quotes from Famous Books

... old gods has come; the Norns spin their web on the Valkyries' rock; it breaks, and they sink into the earth, knowing that all is finished. Dawn breaks, and Siegfried and Bruennhilda come out of their cavern; Siegfried must now go forth to deeds of derring-do, for, like Lovelace, "how could he love her, dear, so much, loved he not honour more?" She bids him go, and he goes; the flames immediately spring up again round her dwelling—for what reason Wagner ...

— Richard Wagner - Composer of Operas • John F. Runciman

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... trivial. Bors told about the landings on Tralee and on Garen. The woman asked for details that would help her picture feats of derring-do. Bors hesitated, and did not quite tell her about the truck drivers on Tralee who volunteered the information that their loads were booby-trapped. But he did stress the fact that the populations of dominated planets were on the thin edge of revolt. The suspicious Talent ...

— Talents, Incorporated • William Fitzgerald Jenkins

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... girl had eyes only for the one whom she recognized as her real champion; those eyes would have inspired a knight to any sort of derring-do, Frank ...

— When Egypt Went Broke • Holman Day

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Words linked to "Derring-do" : effort, feat, exploit