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Lunt vs Dunt - What's the difference?

lunt | dunt |

As nouns the difference between lunt and dunt

is that lunt is a slow-burning match or torch while dunt is (scotland) a stroke; a dull-sounding blow.

As a verb dunt is

(scotland) to strike; give a blow to; knock.

As a contraction dunt is

(yorkshire).

lunt

English

Noun

(lunts)
  • A slow-burning match or torch.
  • * 1969 , Robert Nye, Tales I Told My Mother ,
    • Bent down and saw I was right. A lunt' up the bugger’s nose. A ' lunt ? said Doctor Copper. Almost as long as your left forefinger, yes, said his visitor. Still burning.
  • Smoke with flames, especially from a pipe.
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    dunt

    English

    Alternative spellings

    *dun't (As a contraction)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A stroke; a dull-sounding blow

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland) To strike; give a blow to; knock.

    • Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (Yorkshire)

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989 ----