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Dunker
[ duhng-ker ]
noun
- a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the United States, characterized by the practice of trine immersion, the celebration of a love feast accompanying the Lord's Supper, and opposition to the taking of oaths and to military service.
Dunker
/ ˈdʌŋkəd; ˈdʌŋkə /
noun
- a member of the German Baptist Brethren
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Dunker1
C18: from German Tunker ducker
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Example Sentences
Just beyond the end of Dunker Rock a large motor-boat came in sight through the haze.
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It has no tower or spire, but it is known as the Dunker Church.
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A little nearer Sumner's artillery was thundering and hurling its bolts into the Rebels by the Dunker church.
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At the same time Greene's division took position to the left of the Dunker church.
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Windham must be off scouting in that Dunker outfit, and might by good luck get himself hung, only he was too clever.
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