Sponk

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spunk \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.


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     2. An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of
        spunk. [Colloq.]
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              A lawless and dangerous set, men of spunk, and
              spirit, and power, both of mind and body. --Prof.
                                                    Wilson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sponk \Sponk\ (sp[u^][ng]k), n.
     See {Spunk}.
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