pontil


pon·til

P0439400 (pŏn′tĭl)n. See punty.
[French, possibly from Italian puntello, diminutive of punto, point, from Latin pūnctum, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

pontil

(ˈpɒntɪl) n (Ceramics) a less common word for punty[C19: from French, apparently from Italian puntello; see punty]