PUNG

pung

(noun) a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

pung (plural pungs)

(US, Canada) A low box-like sleigh designed to be pulled by one horse.

Etymology 2

Noun

pung (plural pungs)

(mahjong) A set of three identical tiles.

Coordinate terms

• chow

• kong

Etymology 3

Verb

pung

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of ping

Proper noun

Pung (plural Pungs)

A surname.

Statistics

• 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



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