Bunts

/bʌnts/ noun

Plural of bunt; in baseball, hits where the batter strikes the ball lightly without swinging fully; also ships' flags of specific colors.

From 'bunt' in baseball (origin obscure, perhaps from the hitting motion), and separately from 'bunt' flags (from German 'Bund' meaning 'league'), two unrelated words.

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