puntedadj.1
/ˈpʌntᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpən(t)əd/ rare.
1. Of a river: that has many punts on it.
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1847 Alb. Smith in Illustr. London News 12 June 374 Upon the punted Thames a fisher wight Is watching where his float is idly dangling.
1974 V. Sproxton in ‘Fynn’ Mister God, This is Anna 7 Some of his most formative thinking took place far from the quads and colleges and punted rivers amongst the small streets, warehouses, and canals of the East End.
2. Conveyed in a punt. Of a boat: propelled as a punt is, by the use of a pole (see punt v.2 1a).
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1886 J. Ashby-Sterry Lazy Minstrel 23 And as the white sail passed along, A punted Poet sang this song!
1983 E. McKee Working Boats Brit. 133/2 The punted boat has to have an ample working platform and bearings aft, so that a man's weight does not spoil the trim.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
puntedadj.2
/ˈpʌntᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpən(t)əd/ Chiefly Rugby and American Football.
Of a ball: that has been punted. Also (occasionally): (of a goal) achieved by punting.
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1864 Field 3 Dec. 386/3 The School claimed a ‘punted’ goal, which, by the rules of High House is not allowed to count.
1896 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 16 Sept. 8/3 Momentum plays are practically prevented;..the chances for a fair catch of a punted ball made much easier.
1929 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 7 Oct. 5/5 The Lumberjacks were pushed to their 11-yard line as Eau Claire blocked a punted ball, and Whiting, the punter, recovered the ball for Wausau.
1991 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Amer. 3 Nov. e1/1 The punted ball hung in the air long enough to allow just about every Owl inside the joint to collect under it there at the 47-yard line.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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