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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pun•cheon1 (pun′chən),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresa large cask of varying capacity, but usually 80 gallons (304 l).
- Weights and Measuresthe volume of such a cask, used as a measure.
- Middle French ponçon, perh. to be identified with puncheon2
- Middle English ponchoun, punchon 1425–75
- Buildinga heavy slab of timber, roughly dressed, for use as a floorboard.
- Buildinga short, upright framing timber.
- (in goldsmith work)
- any of various pointed instruments;
a punch. - a stamping tool.
- Latin pūnctiōn- (stem of pūnctiō) a pricking, hence, pricking tool, equivalent. to pūnct(us) (past participle of pungere to prick; compare point) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle French ponçon
- Middle English ponson, punçon, ponchoun 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: puncheon /ˈpʌntʃən/ n - a large cask of variable capacity, usually between 70 and 120 gallons
Etymology: 15th Century poncion, from Old French ponchon, of uncertain origin puncheon /ˈpʌntʃən/ n - a short wooden post that is used as a vertical strut
- a less common name for punch2
Etymology: 14th Century ponson, from Old French ponçon, from Latin punctiō a puncture, from pungere to prick |