pung
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pung
1815–25, short for tom-pung, ultimately < the same Algonquian etymon as toboggan
Example Sentences
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The NBA is pung players in a bubble at Disney World.
From Washington Times • Jul. 15, 2020
A woman was driving the long pung, bundled in furs, brandishing her whip, yelling shrilly to her dogs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Thus, if tiles used to " pung" or " chow" with are ivory, they will cost more to bring into the U. S. A. than would a set of tiles made of a cheap substance.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I’ve got the pung filled wi’ bundles a’ready wi’ yer name on ’em.”
From The Girl From Tim's Place by Munn, Charles Clark
The motors had disappeared from our roads, and we went to the village in a pung, meeting other pungs on the way.
From The Idyl of Twin Fires by Eaton, Walter Prichard
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