sungar

The sungar was a regular trap, and the company were ordered to retire.

The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Winston S. Churchill 1919

It was suggested to raise a sungar or breastwork to protect the troops, for which purpose the sappers had been taken out, but it was not done.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 Various

He immediately ordered Captain Styles to retake the sungar, and recover the body.

The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Winston S. Churchill 1919

Five or six men were wounded in the charge, and others fell in the sungar.

The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Winston S. Churchill 1919

When the red-coats crawl to the sungar wall, and his Usbeg lances fail:

Verses 1889-1896 Rudyard Kipling 1900

When the red-coats crawl to the sungar wall, and his Usbeg lances fail:

Departmental Ditties & Barrack Room Ballads Rudyard Kipling 1900

"Wha's the good of a square sungar if you stands up in it?

Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life Percival Christopher Wren 1913