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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Other states have seemingly decided to see how the return to school starts before pung kids on a football field together.
From Washington Times
The NBA is pung players in a bubble at Disney World.
From Washington Times
A sleigh discovered in an old shed isn’t just a cutter but a “one-horse run-around pung.”
From Washington Post
The little folks were first out upon the porch to look at the two pungs, filled with straw, and each drawn by a pair of heavy horses.
From Project Gutenberg
With winter snows the wagons were generally housed; hundreds, yes, thousands of sleighs, pods, and pungs took their place.
From Project Gutenberg
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