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Puncheon

noun
/ˈpʌntʃən/
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
2.nounA short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.
3.nounA walkway or short, low footbridge over wet ground constructed by laying one or more planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground, also called duck boards, bog boards, or bog bridge.
4.nounA short low bridge of similar construction. Also called puncheon bridge.
5.nounA cask used to hold liquids, having a capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons; a tercian.

Synonyms

punchinpunchionpunchpuncherprickpunchpunteestamperpuntemallpuntilcenter punchpuntel

Rhymes With

truncheonluncheonpunch innunchionscuncheonchin-chinpunchinbrunch in
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