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单词 puncheon
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puncheon


pun·cheon 1

P0659200 (pŭn′chən)n.1. A short wooden upright used in structural framing.2. a. A piece of broad, heavy, roughly dressed timber with one face finished flat.b. A walkway over wet ground made by laying planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground.c. A short low bridge of similar construction. Also called puncheon bridge.3. A punching, perforating, or stamping tool, especially one used by a goldsmith.
[Middle English punchoun, from Anglo-Norman ponchon, punching or piercing tool, piercing weapon, vertical strut, from Vulgar Latin *pūnctiō, pūnctiōn-, from *pūnctiāre, to pierce, from Latin pūnctus, past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

pun·cheon 2

P0659200 (pŭn′chən)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 punchoun, from Anglo-Norman ponchon, punching tool, cask (probably because the casks were inspected and marked with a punch); see puncheon1.]

puncheon

(ˈpʌntʃən) n1. (Units) a large cask of variable capacity, usually between 70 and 120 gallons2. (Units) the volume of such a cask used as a liquid measure[C15 poncion, from Old French ponchon, of uncertain origin]

puncheon

(ˈpʌntʃən) n1. (Building) a short wooden post that is used as a vertical strut2. (Tools) a less common name for punch21[C14 ponson, from Old French ponçon, from Latin punctiō a puncture, from pungere to prick]

pun•cheon1

(ˈpʌn tʃən)

n. 1. a large cask of varying capacity, often 80 gallons (304 liters). 2. the volume of such a cask, used as a measure. [1425–75; Middle English ponchoun, punchon < Middle French ponçon]

pun•cheon2

(ˈpʌn tʃən)

n. 1. a heavy slab of roughly dressed timber for use as a floorboard. 2. a short, upright framing timber. 3. any of various pointed instruments or stamping tools used by goldsmiths; punch. [1325–75; Middle English ponson, punçon, ponchoun < Middle French ponçon < Latin pūnctiōnem, acc. of pūnctiō pricking =pung(ere) to prick (compare point)]

puncheon


puncheon

(pŭn`chən), plank or board made by hewing instead of sawing. American pioneers who could not procure the products of sawmills made much use of puncheons in their log buildings. The puncheons used for floors were split logs hewn smooth on the split side only.

puncheon

1. A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud. 2. A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed. 3. A short post used as a spacing support in temporary timbering around an excavation.
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