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sponk |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spunk \Spunk\ (sp[u^][ng]k), n. [Gael. spong, or Ir sponc, tinder, sponge; cf AS sponge a sponge (L. spongia), sp[=o]n a chip. Cf {Sponge}, {Punk}.] [Written also {sponk}.] 1. Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also a kind of tinder made from a species of fungus; punk; amadou. --Sir T. Browne. 2. An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as a man of spunk. [Colloq.] A lawless and dangerous set men of spunk, and spirit, and power, both of mind and body. --Prof. Wilson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sponk \Sponk\, n. See {Spunk}.
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