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Puncheon
Meaning
Noun
●
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
piece
of
roughly
dressed
timber
with one
face
finished
flat
(by either
hewing
or sawing).
●
A
split
log
or
heavy
slab
of
timber
with the
face
smoothed
, used especially for
flooring
but also for
log cabin
walls
,
piers
, or
plank
roads.
●
A
walkway
or
short
, low
footbridge
over
wet
ground
constructed
with such
timbers
, made by
laying
one or more
planks
or
dressed
timbers
over
sills
set
directly
on the ground
; also called
duck
boards
,
bog
boards
, or
bog
bridge.
●
A
short
low bridge
of
similar
construction
. Also called
puncheon
bridge
.
●
A type of
cask
used to
hold
liquids
, having a
capacity
varying
from 72 to 120
gallons
; a tercian.
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Wiktionary
Origin
puncheon
English
ponchon
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Puncheon
Luncheon
Truncheon
Scuncheon
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