Definition of Spunkie

1. a light caused by the combustion of marsh gas [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spunkie

spumonis
spumous
spumy
spun
spun out
spun sugar
spun yarn
spunbonded
spunge
spunged
spunges
spunging
spunging-house
spunked
spunkie (current term)
spunkier
spunkies
spunkiest
spunkily
spunkiness
spunkinesses
spunking
spunks
spunlaced
spunlaid
spunyarn
spunyarns
spur

Literary usage of Spunkie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1843)
"... spunkie) observed near Bologna.—In the Annali di Fisica, &c. (vol. iii. p. 36), there is an interesting notice respecting this phenomenon by Dr Quirino ..."

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