puncheon
1 of 2noun (1)
pun·cheon ˈpən-chən 
1
: a pointed tool for piercing or for working on stone
2
a
: a short upright framing timber
b
: a split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed
puncheon
2 of 2noun (2)
: a large cask of varying capacity
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- barrel
- butt
- cask
- firkin
- hogshead
- keg
- kilderkin
- pipe
- rundlet
- runlet
- tun
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English ponson, punchon, from Anglo-French ponchon pointed tool, support, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *punctiare to prick, pierce, from Latin punctum, supine of pungere — more at pungent
Noun (2)
Middle English punchon, from Anglo-French ponchon, probably from Middle French poinçon mark on goods certifying their origin
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
puncheons
noun
as in barrels
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages stored the puncheons of rum in the cellar Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- barrels
- casks
- hogsheads
- kegs
- firkins
- tuns
- pipes
- butts
- tubs
- rundlets
- vats
- kilderkins
- drums
- cisterns
- runlets
- scuttlebutt
- cans
- makatea
- Makati
- make
- make (a) nonsense of
- make (any) sense of
- make (someone) an honest woman
- make (something) known
- make (something) one's own
- make (something) stick
- make a afternoon of it
- make a beeline for
- make a big deal (out) of (something)
- make a big deal of
- make a big deal of something
- make a big deal out of
- make a big deal out of something
- make a big difference
- make a big thing about of
- make a big thing about of something
- make a big thing about/out of (something)
- make a big thing out of
- make a big thing out of something
- make a bolt for
- make a bolt for it
- make a botch of