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pung

American  
[puhng] / pʌŋ /

noun

Chiefly Eastern Canada and New England.

  1. a sleigh with a boxlike body.

pung British  
/ pʌŋ /

noun

  1. a horse-drawn sleigh with a boxlike body on runners

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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

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

While David Bond and Dallas were taking Shadrach from the pung, a boot crunched the snow behind them.

From The Plow-Woman by Gates, Eleanor

Then, swaying as the pung swayed, he slept.

From The Plow-Woman by Gates, Eleanor

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