bunk (bungk)

i. [ We turned in to bunk and me with the crew forward. R. H. Dana , Jr., Before the Mast, p. 57. bunker1 (bung'ker), n . [ bunk + -er1. Cf. banker1 in the sense of 'a bench, a seat.'] 1. A bench or sort of chest that serves for a seat. q. v.] A menhaden. coal-bunker.