lunt

[ luhnt, loont ]

/ lʌnt, lunt /

Scot.

noun

a match; the flame used to light a fire.

smoke or steam, especially smoke from a tobacco pipe.

verb (used without object)

to emit smoke or steam.

to smoke a pipe.

verb (used with object)

to kindle (a fire).

to light (a pipe, torch, etc.).

to smoke (a pipe).

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Origin of lunt

1540–50; <Dutch lont match, fuse; akin to Middle Low German lunte match, wick

Words nearby lunt

lunitidal, lunitidal interval, lunk, lunker, lunkhead, lunt, lunula, lunular, lunulate, luny, Luo

Definition for lunt (2 of 2)

Lunt

[ luhnt ]

/ lʌnt /

noun

Alfred, 1893–1977, U.S. actor (husband of Lynn Fontanne).

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It was the lunt of a musket, which someone was hiding beneath his mantle to prevent it from going out.
Pretty Michal|Mr Jkai
The Earl was extremely unwilling to extend his confidence further than Colonel Lunt.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866|Various
Colonel Lunt considered that the secret was not his to keep or reveal.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866|Various
There was an argument about it; Lunt told the deputies to sign it or get the hell out without the Fuzzies.
Little Fuzzy|Henry Beam Piper

"Lunt has not come back with the pilot-boat, Carvel," said he.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill

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