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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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
He passed an ear-flapped and baa-baa-coated farmer who sat atop a pung drawn by a patient percheron whose nostrils emitted twin plumes of steam.
From A World Apart by Merwin, Sam
"I want my pay more than I want a pung ride," I growled, as I was trying to make the one thick veil I owned do double duty for head and ears protector.
From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)
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