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Bunt
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To swell out; as, the sail bunts.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.