Definitions for: Spunk

[n] the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
[n] material for starting a fire

Webster (1913) Definition: Spunk (sp[u^][ng]k), n. [Gael. spong, or Ir. sponc,
tinder, sponge; cf. AS. sponge a sponge (L. spongia), sp[=o]n
a chip. Cf. Sponge, Punk.] [Written also sponk.]
1. Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of
tinder made from a species of fungus; punk; amadou. --Sir
T. Browne.

2. An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of
spunk. [Colloq.]

A lawless and dangerous set, men of spunk, and
spirit, and power, both of mind and body. --Prof.
Wilson.

Synonyms: heart, kindling, mettle, nerve, punk, tinder, touchwood

See Also: bravery, courage, courageousness, igniter, ignitor, lighter

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