PUNCHEON

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.

2.
n.

A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud. Oxf. Gloss.

3.
n.

A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a floor made of puncheons. [U.S.] Bartlett.

4.
n.

A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.


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