pun·ty noun alsopon·teorpon·teeorpun·teeorpon·ty\ˈpəntē, ˈpän-\ (pluralpuntiesalsopontesorponteesorpunteesorponties) Etymology: French pontil — more at pontil : a solid metal rod used for fashioning hot glass to which it is attached by a button of glass first gathered on the rod — called also pontil