1. a slow match or fuse used to ignite gunpowder or explosives
Usage: archaic; historical
2. a slow-burning cord or wick
Usage: archaic

1. to light or ignite with a lunt
Usage: archaic; transitive

Examples

• The soldier held a lunt to the cannon's touch hole.
• A lunt was essential for firing early firearms before the invention of percussion caps.
• He lunted the fuse and stepped back from the powder keg.
• The musketeer kept a lunt burning at all times during battle.
• They lunted the explosive charge carefully to avoid premature detonation.