Pronounced: DRAG-uh-man, noun
Notes: This word stirs a faint memory; I think I’ve run across it, but I don’t know the meaning
Yesterday’s word
The word pungle means “to make a payment of contribution of money (usually used with “up”)
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
Our word originally had a similar meaning to “ante up” – it came from the Spanish word pongale (put it down), which came from poner (to put; to place; to contribute money). Our word has been used in Huckberry Finn — I thought I’ve read it, but I don’t remember our word.
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