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Definitions for Puncheon
[1] a large cask of varying capacity, but usually 80 gallons (304 liters).
[2] the volume of such a cask, used as a measure.
[3] a heavy slab of timber, roughly dressed, for use as a floorboard.
[4] a short, upright framing timber.
[5] (in goldsmith work) any of various pointed instruments; a punch. a stamping tool.
[6] a large cask of variable capacity, usually between 70 and 120 gallons
[7] the volume of such a cask used as a liquid measure
[8] a short wooden post that is used as a vertical strut
[9] a less common name for punch 2 (def. 1)
Words nearby Puncheon
punchball, punchboard, punchbowl, punched card, punched tape, puncheon, punchinello, punching bag, punchy, punctate, punctate hemorrhage
Origin of Puncheon
21325–75; Middle English ponson, punçon, ponchoun < Middle French ponçon < Latin pūnctiōn- (stem of pūnctiō ) a pricking, hence, pricking tool, equivalent to pūnct(us ) (past participle of pungere to prick; cf. point) + -iōn- -ion
Word origin for Puncheon
C14 ponson, from Old French ponçon, from Latin punctiō a puncture, from pungere to prick