Defn: A bedbug. [R or Obs.]
PUNG
Pung, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Defn: A kind of plain sleigh drawn by one horse; originally, a rude oblong box on runners. [U.S.] Sledges or pungs, coarsely framed of split saplings, and surmounted with a large crockery crate. Judd. They did not take out the pungs to-day. E. E. Hale.
PUNGENCE
Pun"gence, n. Etym: [See Pungent.]
Defn: Pungency.
PUNGENCY
Pun"gen*cy, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. "The pungency of menaces." Hammond.
PUNGENT
Pun"gent, a. Etym: [L. pungens, -entis, p. pr. of pungere, punctum,
to prick. Cf. Compunction, Expunge, Poignant, Point, n., Puncheon,
Punctilio, Punt, v. t.]
1. Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice. Pungent radish biting infant's tongue. Shenstone. The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope.
2. Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging. With pungent pains on every side. Swift. His pungent pen played its part in rousing the nation. J. R. Green.