Of timber: Having decayed spots concealed by healthy wood.

Of timber, etc.: Having lost its tenacity of fibre, as by dry rot; doted.

Containing, or of the nature of, punk or touchwood; (esp.) of a powdery or spongy consistency. Also: (of fire) smouldering, smoky. Cf. punk, adj.1 2.

Of wood: having a spotted or speckled surface as a result of (fungal) disease. Hence (chiefly of wood): decaying, rotten; soft or spongy in texture.

Of timber, esp. cypress: showing signs of localized decay, often in small rounded patches running with the grain, caused by various fungi affecting…

Of timber or fruit: In a state of incipient decay; ‘sleepy’. Cf. dozed, adj., doted, adj.2, doty, adj.2

U.S. Of timber: decayed, rotten. Cf. punk wood n. at punk, n.3 compounds, punky, adj.1 1.