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 piece of roughly dressed timber with one face finished flat (by either hewing or sawing).
4.NounA split log or heavy slab of timber with the face smoothed, used especially for flooring but also for log cabin walls, piers, or plank roads.
5.NounA walkway or short, low footbridge over wet ground constructed with such timbers, made by laying one or more planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground.
6.NounA short low bridge of similar construction.
7.NounA cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons.