Definition of puncheon Puncheon
pun•cheon
We found 7 definitions of puncheon from 3 different sources.
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What does puncheon mean?
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- puncheon (n.)
A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc. - puncheon (n.)
A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud. - puncheon (n.)
A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a floor made of puncheons. - puncheon (n.)
A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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puncheon
punsh′un, n. a steel tool with a die or a sharp point at one end for stamping or perforating metal plates: a short post or slab of wood with the face smoothed. [O. Fr. poinson—L. punctio, -onis—pungĕre, punctum, to prick.] -
puncheon
punsh′un, n. a cask: a liquid measure of from 72 or 84 to 120 gallons. [O. Fr. poinson, a cask; perh. from the above.]
Part of speech
🔤- puncheon, noun, singular of puncheons.
