单词 | punji stake |
释义 | punji stake[ poon-jee, puhn- ] / ˈpʊn dʒi, ˈpʌn- / nouna sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound. Also called punji stick . Origin of punji stake1870–75; earlier punjee, panja, perhaps <Chingpaw, a Tibeto-Burman language of the Kachins of NE Burma and adjacent areas of India and China; the word is first attested in an account of these people Words nearby punji stakepunitive, punitive damages, Punjab, Punjabi, Punjab States, punji stake, punk, punka, punkah, punker, punkie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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