puncheon (plural puncheons)
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.
A split log or heavy slab of timber with the face smoothed, used for flooring or construction.
A walkway over wet ground constructed by laying planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground.
A short low bridge of similar construction. Also called puncheon bridge.
A cask used to hold liquids, having a capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons; a tercian.
Source: Wiktionary
Punch"eon, n. Etym: [F. poinçon awl, bodkin, crown, king-post, fr. L. punctio a pricking, fr. pungere to prick. See Pungent, and cf. Punch a tool, Punction.]
1. A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
2. (Carp.)
Definition: A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud. Oxf. Gloss.
3. A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a floor made of puncheons. [U.S.] Bartlett.
4. Etym: [F. poinçon, perh. the same as poinçon an awl.]
Definition: A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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