Meaning

noun formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

noun an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole

noun (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground

originFrom Old English punt, from Latin pontō (“Gaulish flat-bottomed boat, pontoon”), from pons (“bridge”); readopted from Middle Low German punte (“ferry boat”) or Middle Dutch ponte (“ferry boat”) of the same origin.

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