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Punk

punk

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

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

3. An artificial tinder. See amadou, and spunk.

4. A prostitute; a strumpet.

Origin: Cf. Spunk.


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