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Definition of Punji
1. Noun. A sharpened bamboo stick set in the ground to wound or impale enemy soldiers ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Punji
1. a sharp bamboo stake placed and concealed so as to impale an enemy [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Punji
Literary usage of Punji
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal by Asiatic Society of Bengal (1832)
"... punji. (Extract from a letter to the Surveyor General of India, from Dr. W.
Rhodes. ... punji, for May, ..."
2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"The administrative head-quarters of the District were removed to Shillong in
1864, and Cherra punji was abandoned. The station, which lies to the south of ..."
3. A Statistical Account of Assam by William Wilson Hunter (1879)
"... punji is enormous, varying between 300 and 500 inches per annum. The heaviest
fall is in the months of June and July. As much as 30 inches has been ..."
4. A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon: Including the by John Murray (Firm) (1903)
"The nature of the rain can be understood by the fact that the average yearly fall
measured at Cherra- punji from 1877 to 1881 was 463 in ..."
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