spunkie
[ spuhng-kee ]
nounScot.
a will-o'-the-wisp.
Origin of spunkie
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How to use spunkie in a sentence
Even spunkie did not escape, but had to submit to the ignominy of a bath.
Miss Billy Married | Eleanor H. PorterShe's coming home, spunkie; and she'll make it a home for you, for me, and for all of us.
Miss Billy Married | Eleanor H. Porter"There, spunkie," she said gayly to the cat, who had just uncurled from a nap behind the stove.
Miss Billy Married | Eleanor H. Porterspunkie—thou shalt henceforth be my symbol signature, and tutelary genius!
The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. | Robert Burns and Allan CunninghamAnd that reminds me, I wonder how Spunk will get along with spunkie.
Miss Billy | Eleanor H. Porter
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