BUNTS

Etymology 1

Noun

bunts

plural of bunt

Verb

bunts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bunt

Etymology 2

Noun

bunts (uncountable)

(slang) money

Proper noun

Bunts

plural of Bunt

Source: Wiktionary


BUNT

Bunt, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.

Bunt, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. bunt bundle, Dan. bundt, G. bund, E. bundle.] (Naut.)

Definition: The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. Totten.

Bunt, v. i. (Naut.)

Definition: To swell out; as, the sail bunts.

Bunt, v. t. & i.

Definition: To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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