spunks
- plural of spunk.
Example Sentences
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He looked hard at me wi' a pair o' een that glowed like twa spunks, and then he says, says he: "You've been born in these pairts, I understan'?"
From The Mystery of Cloomber by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
She spunks up and her eyes sparkles whenever she thinks about that there tobaccer trust.
From Danny's Own Story by Marquis, Don
But I ain't got to the wonders none as yet,' reemonstrates the Colonel, who spunks up a bit peevish for him.
From Wolfville Nights by Lewis, Alfred Henry
The Advocate, who is not without some spunks of a remainder decency, has wrung your life-safe out of Simon and the Duke.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Then some person invented strips of wood dipped in sulphur and called "spunks."
From Home Life in Colonial Days by Earle, Alice Morse
