Literary notes about punt (AI summary)
In literature, the word "punt" appears with a rich variety of meanings that contribute to diverse narrative textures. In many works, it designates a flat-bottomed boat used for river journeys or leisurely outings, as seen when characters launch or navigate these slender vessels with a pole ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]). At times, the term stretches beyond mere transport to evoke historic or exotic locales, recalling ancient lands steeped in legend ([8], [9]). "Punt" may also denote a particular tool or implement in labor contexts ([10]), and even extend to sporting maneuvers, where the act of punting signifies a strategic play ([11], [12]). These multifaceted uses not only reflect the word's semantic evolution but also enhance the vividness and specificity of literary settings and character actions.
- With his own hands he put flowers about his little house-boat, and equipped the punt, in which, after lunch, he proposed to take them on the river.
— from The Forsyte Saga - Complete by John Galsworthy - I left the grounds by the little gate of the lower terrace and went to the punt, in which I hid to be alone with my thoughts.
— from The Lily of the Valley by Honoré de Balzac - The pole was firmly fixed in the mud, and he was left clinging to it while the punt drifted away.
— from Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome - The flat-bottomed punt glided easily over the slime until its bows were within a yard of the fallen tree.
— from Rounding up the Raider: A Naval Story of the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman - And there, hidden by a screen of green, with the water at her feet, sat Ursula on the flat prow of a punt.
— from Peradventure; or, The Silence of God by Robert Keable - They sat on three chairs in the punt, and watched intently their lines.
— from Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome - Here was I, alone in a punt, without a pole, drifting helplessly down mid-stream—possibly towards a weir.
— from Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome - He echoes a legend of gold from the days of Punt and Ophir to those of Ghana, the Gold Coast, and the Rand.
— from Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. Du Bois - During the sixth dynasty the conquest of northern Nubia was begun, an expedition was sent to the far-away land of Punt, a country far to the south.
— from Archæology and the Bible by George A. (George Aaron) Barton - Another workman next receives it at the other end, upon an iron rod, called a punt , or punting iron , when the blowing iron is detached.
— from Popular Technology; or, Professions and Trades. Vol. 2 (of 2) by Edward Hazen - A fake quarter-back run, with the ball going to left half for a plunge through the line, gave Adams a few yards, and then she was forced to punt.
— from Kingsford, Quarter by Ralph Henry Barbour - The Tigers gained the ball on a fumble after a fake punt and lined up on their own 45-yard line.
— from Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing by Grant Milnor Hyde
