Part 1472

<hw>Bun"gling</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; <as>as, a <ex>bungling</ex> workman</as>.</def>

<i>Swift.</i>

<blockquote>They make but <b>bungling</b> work. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bunglingly</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bun"gling*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Clumsily; awkwardly.</def>

<h1>Bungo</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bun"go</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A kind of canoe used in Central and South America; also, a kind of boat used in the Southern United States.</def>

<i>Bartlett.</i>

<h1>Bunion</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bun"ion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bunyon</er>.</def>

<h1>Bunk</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bunk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OSw. <ets>bunke</ets> heap, also boaring, flooring. Cf. <er>Bunch</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Bunk</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bunk</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bunked</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bunking</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with <i>in</i>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark>

<i>Bartlett.</i>

<h1>Bunker</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bun"ker</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Scot. <ets>bunker</ets>, <ets>bunkart</ets>, a bench, or low chest, serving for a seat. Cf. <er>Bunk</er>, <er>Bank</er>, <er>Bench</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Jamieson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A large bin or similar receptacle; <as>as, a coal <ex>bunker</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Bunko</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bun"ko</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sf. Sp. <ets>banco</ets> bank, <ets>banca</ets> a sort of game at cards. Cf. <er>Bank</er> (in the commercial sense).]</ety> <def>A kind of swindling game or scheme, by means of cards or by a sham lottery.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>bunco</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Bunko steerer</col>, <cd>a person employed as a decoy in bunko. <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark></cd></cs>

<h1>Bunkum</h1> <Xpage=192>

<hw>Bun"kum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Buncombe</er>.</def>

<h1>Bunn</h1> <Xpage=192>