About The Word Spunk
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Spunk
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What's The Definition Of Spunk?
[n] the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
[n] material for starting a fire Synonyms | Synonyms for Spunk: heart | kindling | mettle | nerve | punk | tinder | touchwood Related Terms | Find terms related to Spunk: See Also | bravery | courage | courageousness | igniter | ignitor | lighter Spunk In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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