| Punch (punch) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Punch |
[Hind. p nch
five, Skr. pa(?)can. So called because composed of five
ingredients, viz., sugar, arrack, spice, water, and lemon juice. See
Five.] |
A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor,
water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; --
specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum punch,
claret punch, champagne punch, etc.
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The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet
show.
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| Punch (punch) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Punch |
| [Prov. E. Cf.
Punchy.] |
A short, fat fellow; anything
short and thick.
One of a breed of large, heavy draught
horses; as, the Suffolk punch.
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To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end
of a stick or the elbow.
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A tool, usually of steel, variously shaped at
one end for different uses, and either solid, for stamping or for
perforating holes in metallic plates and other substances, or hollow
and sharpedged, for cutting out blanks, as for buttons, steel pens,
jewelry, and the like; a die.
An extension piece
applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
A prop, as for the roof of a
mine.
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To perforate or stamp with an
instrument by pressure, or a blow; as, to punch a hole; to
punch ticket.
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