bunting Definition

bunt
verb

tr & intr
bunted, bunting
1. baseball.
To push or block (the ball) with the bat, rather than swinging at it.

noun

1. An act or instance of this.
2. A bunted ball.

Etymology: 19c: from a dialect word altered from butt¹ (see bunk-up).

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bunting¹
noun

1. A row of small cloth or paper flags on a string, hung usually as an outdoor decoration; streamers or other similar decorations hung on string.
2. Thin loosely-woven cotton used to make flags, especially for ships.

Etymology: 18c.

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bunting²
noun

1. Any of various small finch-like birds with a short stout bill and a sturdy body, usually with streaked brown plumage.

Etymology: 13c.