ponk

See also: pònk

English

Etymology

A false reading for pouke; see Puck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɒŋk/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

ponk (plural ponks)

1. (obsolete) A nocturnal evil spirit.
   • 1595, Edmund Spenser, Epithalamion:

     Ne let the ponk, nor other evil sprights, / Ne let mischievous witches with their charms […]

   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

     Marrying a ponk, my lord, is pressing to death, whipping, and hanging

Anagrams

• knop

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpoŋk]

Noun

ponk m inan

1. workbench

Declension

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