Sentence:  “<WSD>Spunks</WSD> — <WSD>spunks</WSD> — <WSD>spunks</WSD> — who will buy my <WSD>spunks</WSD>?” — cried an errant voice with a beseeching earnestness.... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A piece of tinder, sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match.