PUNK

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.

2.
n.

A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric.

3.
n.

An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk.

4.
n.

A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obsoles.] Shak.


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