DCHP-1 Online
bun [< Cdn F bonne] 
n. a sturdy flat-bottomed boat about 20 ft. long, pointed fore and aft and having a shallow draft, specially designed for use in river drives.
See also: pointer (def. 1) bonne
- 1960 They put the rope on a "bun" (a small rowboat) in an effort to get the rope to Talisman so they could haul her back, but the bun fouled on the rocks.
- 1960 They put the rope on a "bun" (a small rowboat) in an effort to get the rope to Talisman so they could haul her back, but the bun fouled on the rocks.