pung

[ puhng ]

noun

, Chiefly Eastern Canada and New England.

1. a sleigh with a boxlike body.

pung

/ pʌŋ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pung¹

1815–25, Americanism; short for tom-pung, ultimately < the same Algonquian etymon as toboggan

Word History and Origins

Origin of pung¹

C19: shortened from Algonquian tom-pung; compare toboggan

Example Sentences

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