Punning: alternatives and connections

Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement.

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To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.

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A pun.

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To pound.

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To pound.

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One who puns, or is skilled in, or given to, punning; a quibbler; a low wit.

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One who puns, or is skilled in, or given to, punning; a quibbler; a low wit.

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A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as…

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To pound.

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