pung

noun — 3 senses

pung

noun

/pʌŋ/

Etymology Shortened form of tom-pung, from the same Algonquian etymon as toboggan.

1

Canada, US A low box-like sleigh designed to be pulled by one horse.

[…] they all crowded into the big pung sleigh, among straw and furry robes.1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, page 213:

pung

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Cantonese 碰 (pung³).

1

Board games, Games, Mahjong A set of three identical tiles.

2

Board games, Games, Mahjong A call for forming such a set using a discarded tile.

Coordinate terms: chow, kong

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