Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Dan /(dăn)/ · IPA /dæn/ n. n. 01 n. A title of honor equivalent to master, or sir. 1. A title of honor equivalent to master, or sir.[Obs.] “Old Dan Geoffry, in gently spright The pure wellhead of poetry did dwell.” — Spenser. “What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land.” — Thomson. 02 n. A small truck or sledge used in coal mines. 1. A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.(Mining)