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Lung vs Pung - What's the difference?

lung | pung |

As nouns the difference between lung and pung

is that lung is (anatomy) a biological organ that extracts oxygen from the air while pung is (us|canada) a low box-like sleigh designed to be pulled by one horse.

lung

English

(wikipedia lung)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A biological organ that extracts oxygen from the air.
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    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs . […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.}}

    Synonyms

    * (organ) (in the plural) bellows (informal or archaic), (in the plural) lights

    Derived terms

    * aqualung * iron lung * leather-lunged * lungfish * lung flower * lung lichen * lungful * lung sac * lungwort

    pung

    English

    (wikipedia pung)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, Canada) A low box-like sleigh designed to be pulled by one horse.
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