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(), n.(Bot.) A fungus (Ustilago ftida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand. Bunt n.[Cf. Sw. bunt bundle, Dan. bundt, G. bund, E. bundle.] (Naut.) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. Totten. Bunt v. i.(Naut.) To swell out; as, the sail bunts. Bunt v. t. & i.To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy. Bunt n.A push or shove; a butt; specif. (Baseball), the act of bunting the ball. Bunt v. t. & i.(Baseball) To bat or tap (the ball) slowly within the infield by meeting it with the bat without swinging at it. スポンサード リンク
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