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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Punk

/pŭngk/ · IPA /ˈpʌŋk/
01 n. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.
  1. 1.
    Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.
  2. 2.
    A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric.
  3. 3.
    An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk. See: Amadou, Spunk
  4. 4.
    A prostitute; a strumpet.[Obsoles.]