How to pronounce punt

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What punt means

noun

Most people know punt in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A flat-bottomed boat pushed along with a long pole

In a sentence: We drifted down the river in a punt while Uncle Joe pushed with a long pole.

Where it comes from: It goes back to the Latin ponto, a flat-bottomed boat used by the Gauls, from pons, bridge. The football punt is a different word, possibly from bunt.

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