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puntsman|ˈpʌntsmən|
Pl. -men.
[f. punt's, gen. of punt n.1 + man n.1; cf. batsman, etc.]
= punter2.
1881Greener Gun 531 It being the desire of puntsmen to pot as many birds as possible by one shot. 1882Jefferies Bevis II. 30 The puntsman being too idle to bale till compelled, the space between the real and the false bottom was full of water. 1886[see punter2]. 1904Ld. Rosebery Sp. at Glasgow 5 Dec., In the history of every puntsman there comes a critical moment..when he has to make a decisive choice whether he will go overboard with the pole, or whether he will remain in the punt without the pole. |