lunt

English

Etymology

Dutch lont.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lʌnt/

Noun

lunt (plural lunts)

1. A slow-burning match or torch.

   • 1969: Bent down and saw I was right. A lunt up the bugger’s nose. A lunt? said Doctor Copper. Almost as long as your left forefinger, yes, said his visitor. Still burning. — Robert Nye, Tales I Told My Mother

2. Smoke with flames, especially from a pipe.

Danish

Adjective

lunt

1. neuter of lun