noun Chiefly Eastern Canada and New England.
a sleigh with a boxlike body.
Origin:
1815–25, Americanism; short for tom-pung, ultimately < the same Algonquian etymon as toboggan
1815–25, Americanism; short for tom-pung, ultimately < the same Algonquian etymon as toboggan
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| —n | |
| (Eastern US), (Canadian) a horse-drawn sleigh with a boxlike body on runners | |
| [C19: shortened from Algonquian tom-pung; compare | |
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Pung
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
Perhaps the latter is related in some way to pung, a one-horse sled or wagon.
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