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DUNKERS
Noun
dunkers
plural of dunker
Verb
dunkers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dunker
Noun
Dunkers
plural of Dunker
Source: Wiktionary
DUNKER
Dun"ker, n. Etym: [G. tunken to dip.]
Definition: One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; -- called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers, and, by themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists.
Note: The denomination was founded in Germany in 1708, but after a few years the members emigrated to the United States. Seventh-day Dunkers, a sect which separated from the Dunkers and formed a community, in 1728. They keep the seventh day or Saturday as the Sabbath.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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