pun·cheon 1 (p n ch n)n. 1. A short wooden upright used in structural framing. 2. A piece of broad, heavy, roughly dressed timber with one face finished flat. 3. A punching, perforating, or stamping tool, especially one used by a goldsmith. [Middle English punchon, from Old French ponçon, ponchon, from Vulgar Latin *p  ncti , pnctin-, punch, from *pncti re, to pierce, from Latin pnctus, past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.] |
| pun·cheon 2 (pnchn) n. 1. A cask with a capacity of from 72 to 120 gallons (273 to 454 liters). 2. The amount of liquid contained in a puncheon. [Middle English ponchon, from Old French poinçon, poinchon, punch, cask (probably because the casks were inspected and marked with a punch); see puncheon1.] |
puncheon1
n
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a large cask of variable capacity, usually between 70 and 120 gallons
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the volume of such a cask used as a liquid measure
[C15 poncion, from Old French ponchon, of uncertain origin]
puncheon2
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a short wooden post that is used as a vertical strut
2. (Engineering / Tools) a less common name for punch2 [1]
[C14 ponson, from Old French ponçon, from Latin punctiō a puncture, from pungere to prick]
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