n.
Pronunciation: ' sp ə ŋ k
Function: noun
Etymology: Scottish Gaelic spong sponge, tinder, from Middle Irish spongc, from Latin spongia sponge
Date: 1582
1 a : a woody tinder : PUNK b : any of various fungi used to make tinder
2 : METTLE , PLUCK
3 : SPIRIT , LIVELINESS