Chiefly dial. [cf. BUTT v.; BUNCH, BOUNCE; Breton has bounta in same sense, but connection is scarcely possible.] trans. and intr. To strike, knock, push, butt.
1825. Wiltsh. Gloss., Bunt, to strike with the head, as a young animal pushes the udder of its dam.
1867. Bushnell, Mor. Uses Dark Th., 203. When the gusty shocks of broadside pressure bunt upon the house.
1875. Parish, Sussex Dial., Bunt, to rock a cradle with the foot; to push or butt.
