pung
1
9.9
A small sleigh with a box on runners pulled by one horse on snow
- noun
- /pʌŋ/
- Archaic
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pung
- The sleighs—pungs, we called them—were on the land, next to the ice house, and while I was gone, Mr. Lesko and his son had cut a runway into the lake's shallow end for floating the cakes of ice to shore.
Examples
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During the snowy months, families enjoy riding in a pung through the glistening winter landscape.
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In the small village, the children eagerly awaited their turn to hop into the pung for a joyful sleigh ride.
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He packed the pung with blankets and hot cocoa for a cozy trip across the frozen lake.
Synonyms
98
3.0
A low open vehicle on runners pulled by horses or dogs over snow
is a light one-horse box on runners used mainly in snowy North America
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pung probably comes from an old Native American word for 'sled' and was used by early settlers for a small box on runners pulled by one horse, so pung still means a light one-horse sleigh.