| Puncheon (puncheon) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Punch"eon |
| [F.
poinçon awl, bodkin, crown, king-post, fr. L.
punctio a pricking, fr. pungere to prick. See
Pungent, and cf. Punch a tool, Punction.]
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A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by
goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
A short, upright piece of
timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.
A split log or heavy slab with the face
smoothed; as, a floor made of puncheons.
A cask containing, sometimes 84,
sometimes 120, gallons.
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