[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

spunk \spunk\ spu^ngk, n. gael. spong, or ir. sponc,
   tinder, sponge; cf. as. sponge a sponge l. spongia, sp=on
   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.
      1913 webster

   2. an inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of
      spunk. colloq.
      1913 webster

            a lawless and dangerous set, men of spunk, and
            spirit, and power, both of mind and body. --prof.
                                                  wilson.
      1913 webster
see also:
sponge punk sponk 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sponk \sponk\ spu^ngk, n.
   see spunk.
   1913 webster
see also:
spunk 

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