spunking

Updated: May 25, 2025

But, alas! the younger and fresher and happier Samantha looked, the older and sadder and meeker David appeared, till all hopes of his "spunking up" died out of the village heart; and, it might as well be stated, out of Samantha's also.

Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin - Timothy's Quest: A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It