verb
- past tense of lunt; to move slowly or heavily; to emit smoke or vapor
- past tense of lunt; to light a fuse or match; to ignite
Usage: archaic; chiefly Scottish or dialectal
Usage: archaic; military or historical
Examples
- The old cannon lunted with smoke as it fired across the battlefield.
- He lunted the fuse and stepped back from the powder keg.
- The chimney lunted all through the winter months.
- The soldier lunted his musket before the charge.
- Smoke lunted from the dying embers of the fire.