pung

Etymology 1

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

noun

  1. (US, Canada) 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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese 碰 (pèng).

noun

  1. (mahjong) A set of three identical tiles.

Etymology 3

verb

  1. (nonstandard) simple past and past participle of ping

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