PRONK

pronk

(verb) jump straight up; “kangaroos pronk”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

pronk (third-person singular simple present pronks, present participle pronking, simple past and past participle pronked)

(of a quadruped) To jump with all four limbs at once.

Synonyms: stot, leap

Noun

pronk (plural pronks)

A gait or a leap in which all four legs are used to push off the ground at once.

Source: Wiktionary



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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