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- Bunt - n. - A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.
- Bunt - n. - The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
- Bunt - v. i. - 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.
- Bunter - n. - A woman who picks up rags in the streets; hence, a low, vulgar woman.
- Buntine - n. - A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals.
- Bunting - n. - A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidae).
- Bunting - n. - Alt. of Buntine
- Buntline - n. - One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in.