Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BUNGY, n. “A kind of seal. Chiefly used of a young seal” (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′bʌŋi]
[Prob. same word as Sh. bungi, a swelling, lump; Norw. bung, bunga, bunge, id. (Torp).]
