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Dunker

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Dunk⋅er

  [duhng-ker]
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–noun
a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the U.S., characterized by the practice of trine immersion, the celebration of a love feast accompanying the Lord's Supper, and opposition to the taking of oaths and to military service.
Also, Dun⋅kard  [duhng-kerd] , Tunker.

Origin:
1705–15, Americanism; < PaG; see dunk, -er 1

dunk

  [duhngk]
–verb (used with object)
1. to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.
2. to submerge in a liquid: She dunked the curtains in the dye.
3. Basketball. to attempt to thrust (a ball) through the basket using a dunk shot.
–verb (used without object)
4. to dip or submerge something, oneself, etc., in a liquid: She thinks it's vulgar to dunk. Let's dunk in the pool before dinner.
5. Basketball. to execute or attempt a dunk shot.
–noun
6. any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
7. Basketball. dunk shot.
Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; < PaG dunke to dip, immerse; cf. G tunken, MHG dunken, tunken, OHG thunkōn, dunkōn

Related forms:
dunk⋅a⋅ble, adjective, noun
dunker, noun
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dunk   (dŭngk)   
v.   dunked, dunk·ing, dunks

v.   tr.

  1. To plunge into liquid; immerse. See Synonyms at dip.

  2. To dip (food) into a liquid food, such as a beverage or sauce, prior to eating.

  3. Basketball To slam (a ball) through the basket from above.

v.   intr.

  1. To submerge oneself briefly in water.

  2. Basketball To slam a ball through the basket from above.

n.  

  1. The act or an instance of dunking.

  2. A liquid or creamy food into which other foods are dunked.

  3. Basketball A dunk shot.


[Pennsylvania Dutch dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn.]
dunk'er n.
Dunk·er   (dŭng'kər)   
n.  A member of the German Baptist Brethren, a group of German-American Baptists opposed to military service and the taking of legal oaths.

[Pennsylvania Dutch, from dunke, to dunk (from the practice of baptism by immersion); see dunk.]
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Word Origin & History

dunk 
1919, from Pa. Dutch dunke "to dip," from M.H.G. dunken, from O.H.G. dunkon, thunkon "to soak," from PIE base *teng- "to soak" (see tincture). Basketball sense is first recorded 1937. German-American Anabaptist sect of Dunkers (who baptize with triple immersion) first recorded by that name 1756.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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