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punji stake — /poon jee, pun / a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound. Also called punji stick. [1870 75; earlier punjee, panja … Useful english dictionary
punji stake — pun′ji stake [[t]ˈpʊn dʒi, ˈpʌn [/t]] n. mil a sharp bamboo stake concealed, as in high grass, at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers • Etymology: 1870–75; earlier punjee, panja … From formal English to slang
punji stake — /ˈpʌndʒi steɪk/ (say punjee stayk) noun a concealed sharp bamboo stake driven into the ground in order to wound enemy soldiers, and often poisoned or made septic so as to cause infection. {earlier panja, punjee; ? from a Tibeto Burmese language} …
punji — [pun′jē] n. a sharpened, often poisoned, bamboo stake planted in a series as a barricade or planted and concealed in a hole, ditch, etc. as to cut or impale an enemy: usually punji stick or punji stake * * * … Universalium
punji — [pun′jē] n. a sharpened, often poisoned, bamboo stake planted in a series as a barricade or planted and concealed in a hole, ditch, etc. as to cut or impale an enemy: usually punji stick or punji stake … English World dictionary
Punji stick — The Punji stick or Punji stake is a type of booby trapped stake. It is a simple spike, made out of wood or bamboo, generally placed upright in the ground. Punji sticks are usually deployed in substantial numbers. [Michael Lee Lanning and Dan… … Wikipedia
punji — sharpened and often poisoned bamboo stake set in a hole as a trap for animals or enemies, 1872, of unknown origin, probably from a Tibeto Burman language (first recorded in a Bengal context) … Etymology dictionary
punji stick — [ pʌndʒi] noun (especially in SE Asia) a sharpened, typically poison tipped bamboo stake set in a camouflaged hole in the ground as a means of defence. Origin C19: punji prob. of Tibeto Burman origin … English new terms dictionary
pun|gi stake — pun|gi stick or pun|gi stake «PUHN jee», a sharpened bamboo stick two or three feet high and often dipped in dung to infect the tip, stuck into the ground at an angle so as to puncture the foot of an enemy soldier. Also, punji stick or stake.… … Useful english dictionary
Jungle boot — Jungle boots are a type of combat boot designed for use in jungle warfare or in hot, wet and humid environments, where a standard leather combat boot would be uncomfortable or unsuitable to wear. Jungle boots have vent holes in the instep and… … Wikipedia
