/dung"keuhr/ , n.
a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the U.S., characterized by the practice of trine immersion, the celebration of a love feast accompanying the Lord's Supper, and opposition to the taking of oaths and to military service.
Also, Dunkard /dung"keuhrd/ , Tunker .
[ 1705-15, Amer.;
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