- a short, upright wooden post used in a framework
- ⌂ a heavy, broad piece of roughly dressed timber with one side hewed flat
- any of various devices for punching, perforating, or stamping; esp., a figured die used by goldsmiths, etc.
Origin of puncheonMiddle English punchoun ; from Middle French poinçon ; from Vulgar Latin an unverified form punctio ; from punctiare, to prick ; from Classical Latin punctus, past participle of pungere, to prick: see point
- a large cask of varying capacity (72-120 gal), for beer, wine, etc.
- as much as such a cask will hold
Origin of puncheonMiddle English punchion ; from Old French poinçon, probably ; from poinchon, variant, variety of poçon, pot, small fluid measure, diminutive of pot ; from Vulgar Latin potus: see pot
- A short wooden upright used in structural framing.
- a. A piece of broad, heavy, roughly dressed timber with one face finished flat.b. A walkway over wet ground made by laying planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground.c. A short low bridge of similar construction. Also called puncheon bridge.
- A punching, perforating, or stamping tool, especially one used by a goldsmith.
Origin of puncheonMiddle English punchon, from Old French ponçon, ponchon, from Vulgar Latin *p&umacron;ncti&omacron;, p&umacron;ncti&omacron;n-, punch, from *p&umacron;nctiare, to pierce, from Latin p&umacron;nctus, past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.
along the Twinway trail, a section of the Appalachian Trail, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
- A cask with a capacity of from 72 to 120 gallons (273 to 454 liters).
- The amount of liquid contained in a puncheon.
Origin of puncheonMiddle English ponchon, from Old French poinçon, poinchon, punch, cask (probably because the casks were inspected and marked with a punch); see puncheon1.
- 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 of timber with the face smoothed, used for flooring or construction.
- A cask used to hold liquids, having a capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons; a tercian.