Friday word: Lunting

[med_cat]

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Lunting
(LUNT-ing)
Noun:
-The activity of walking about whilst smoking a pipe.

From 1540-50; Dutch "lont" match, fuse; akin to Middle Low German "lunte" match, wick.
The word "lunt" means a match; the flame used to light a fire. It also means smoke or steam, especially smoke from a tobacco pipe.

Used in a sentence:
“If it weren’t for lunting, I’m afraid I’d get little to no exercise at all.”

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Comments

[benicek.livejournal.com]

I see, a Germanic tobacco-based version of flâneur. I like that. I've met a few people with the surname Lunt.

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Someone posted an illustration of this in vintage_ads - https://vintage-ads.livejournal.com/7614359.html

[med_cat]

Hehe, interesting :)

[med_cat]

Thanks! An excellent illustration indeed :)