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Spunk

Spunk Meaning & Definition
Spunk Definition And Meaning

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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