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sponge, tinder, Irish sponc, Early Irish sponge, Welsh ysbwng, sponge, Cornish spong, Breton spone, sponeñk; from Latin spongia, sponge, from Greek $$G spoggiá, allied to Latin fungus.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language > spong

sponk — Spunk 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spunk — [spuŋk] n. [Ir sponc, tinder, touchwood, sponge < L spongia,SPONGE] 1. a kind of wood or fungus that smolders when ignited; punk 2. Informal courage; spirit … English World dictionary