pungingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpʌŋɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpəŋɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pung n.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pung n.² + -ing suffix¹.

North American regional (chiefly New England and Maritime Provinces).

The act or pastime of catching a ride on or behind a passing sleigh. Cf. pung n.²

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1892 W. D. Howells Mercy i. xii A gait which..exposed him to the ridicule of such small boys as observed his haste, in their intervals of punging... One who dropped from the runner of a sleigh..jeered him for the awkwardness with which he floundered out of its way in the deep snow.

1898 T. W. Higginson Cheerful Yesterdays 30 Then in winter there was always the hope of ‘punging’, getting a ride on the runners of a sleigh, or hitching my sled behind some vehicle.

1935 E. Roosevelt in J. P. Lash Eleanor & Franklin (1971) 425 Today we talked about movies and punging.

1994 R. S. Kennedy Dreams in Mirror iii. 23 Another winter sport was ‘punging’, that is, hanging on to the back of sleighs that drove by.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pungingn.²

Brit.

/ˈpʌŋɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpəŋɪŋ/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a borrowing from Chinese, combined with an English element. Etymons: pung n.⁴, pung v.; Chinese pèng , -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < either pung n.⁴, pung v. (although both of these are apparently first attested slightly later), or their etymon Chinese pèng + -ing suffix¹.

Mah-jong.

The action of completing a set of three identical tiles.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > mah-jong > [noun] > completing triplet

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1922 R. E. Lindsell Ma-cheuk 12 A useless domino..is placed face upwards in the middle of the table, and can at once be claimed by any of the other three players who has already a pair or threes of that particular domino. This is called ‘parking’ or ‘punging’.

1923 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 29 Apr. c10/2 Mrs. Boggler and Mrs. Fiddler being averse to playing for money, it was agreed only the men should play for points. And so the ‘punging’ and the ‘chowing’ went merrily on.

1964 E. N. Whitney Mah Jong Handbk. (2001) 166 Mistake in punging.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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punging adj.

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1670 E. Maynwaring Pharmacopœian Physician's Repos. (new ed.) 90 Mixing alkalyes with acids, the acidity is destroyed, the punging quality is taken away.

1772 N. D. Falck Treat. Venereal Dis. ii. vi. 259 A heavy punging and throbbing head-ach.

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释义	pungingn.¹ Brit. /ˈpʌŋɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpəŋɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pung n.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pung n.² + -ing suffix¹. North American regional (chiefly New England and Maritime Provinces). The act or pastime of catching a ride on or behind a passing sleigh. Cf. pung n.² ΚΠ 1892 W. D. Howells Mercy i. xii A gait which..exposed him to the ridicule of such small boys as observed his haste, in their intervals of punging... One who dropped from the runner of a sleigh..jeered him for the awkwardness with which he floundered out of its way in the deep snow. 1898 T. W. Higginson Cheerful Yesterdays 30 Then in winter there was always the hope of ‘punging’, getting a ride on the runners of a sleigh, or hitching my sled behind some vehicle. 1935 E. Roosevelt in J. P. Lash Eleanor & Franklin (1971) 425 Today we talked about movies and punging. 1994 R. S. Kennedy Dreams in Mirror iii. 23 Another winter sport was ‘punging’, that is, hanging on to the back of sleighs that drove by. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pungingn.² Brit. /ˈpʌŋɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpəŋɪŋ/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a borrowing from Chinese, combined with an English element. Etymons: pung n.⁴, pung v.; Chinese pèng , -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < either pung n.⁴, pung v. (although both of these are apparently first attested slightly later), or their etymon Chinese pèng + -ing suffix¹. Mah-jong. The action of completing a set of three identical tiles. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > mah-jong > [noun] > completing triplet punging1922 pung1923 1922 R. E. Lindsell Ma-cheuk 12 A useless domino..is placed face upwards in the middle of the table, and can at once be claimed by any of the other three players who has already a pair or threes of that particular domino. This is called ‘parking’ or ‘punging’. 1923 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 29 Apr. c10/2 Mrs. Boggler and Mrs. Fiddler being averse to playing for money, it was agreed only the men should play for points. And so the ‘punging’ and the ‘chowing’ went merrily on. 1964 E. N. Whitney Mah Jong Handbk. (2001) 166 Mistake in punging. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas punging punging adj. ΚΠ 1670 E. Maynwaring Pharmacopœian Physician's Repos. (new ed.) 90 Mixing alkalyes with acids, the acidity is destroyed, the punging quality is taken away. 1772 N. D. Falck Treat. Venereal Dis. ii. vi. 259 A heavy punging and throbbing head-ach. extracted from † pungev. < n.¹1892n.²1922 as lemmas
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