pung
(noun) a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pung (plural pungs)
(US, Canada) A low box-like sleigh designed to be pulled by one horse.
pung (plural pungs)
(mahjong) A set of three identical tiles.
• chow
• kong
pung
(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of ping
Pung (plural Pungs)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pung is the 19986th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1341 individuals. Pung is most common among White (66.96%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (24.09%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Pung, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A kind of plain sleigh drawn by one horse; originally, a rude oblong box on runners. [U.S.] Sledges or pungs, coarsely framed of split saplings, and surmounted with a large crockery crate. Judd. They did not take out the pungs to-day. E. E. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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.
