Puncheon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Puncheon \Punch"eon\, n. [F. poin[,c]on awl, bodkin, crown,
     king-post, fr. L. punctio a pricking, fr. pungere to prick.
     See {Pungent}, and cf. {Punch} a tool, {Punction}.]
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     1. A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths,
        cutlers, etc.


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     2. (Carp.) A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a
        short post; an intermediate stud. --Oxf. Gloss.
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     3. A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a
        floor made of puncheons. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
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     4. [F. poin[,c]on, perh. the same as poin[,c]on an awl.] A
        cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Puncheon, KY
    Zip code(s): 41828