[ kwɒnt , kwant ]
■ noun Brit. a pole for propelling a barge or punt, with a prong at the bottom to prevent it sinking into the mud.
Origin
ME: perh. from L. contus , from Gk kontos 'boat pole'.
[ kwɒnt , kwant ]
■ noun Brit. a pole for propelling a barge or punt, with a prong at the bottom to prevent it sinking into the mud.
Origin
ME: perh. from L. contus , from Gk kontos 'boat pole'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004