See Also: bunting(medicine)
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bunting noun1. ME.
[Origin unkn.]
Any of numerous mainly seed-eating birds of the subfamily Emberizinae, related to the finches. ME.
cirl bunting, corn bunting, reed bunting, snow bunting, yellow bunting, etc.
Used as a term of endearment (infl. by BUNTING adjective). M16.
Nursery rhyme: Bye baby bunting, Daddy's gone a hunting.
b. Also bunting bag. A snug, hooded sleeping bag for infants. N. Amer. E20.
A kind of shrimp or prawn. dial. Now rare or obsolete. M18.