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Webster'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.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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