BUNT

n. v.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.

2.
n.

The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. Totten.

3.
v.

To swell out; as, the sail bunts.

4.
v.

To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.