puncheon
Plural: puncheons
Noun
- A short, vertical supporting timber or post.
- A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
- A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.
- A piece of roughly dressed timber with one face finished flat (by either hewing or sawing).
- A split log or heavy slab of timber with the face smoothed, used especially for flooring but also for log cabin walls, piers, or plank roads.
- A walkway or short, low footbridge over wet ground constructed with such timbers, made by laying one or more planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground; also called duck boards, bog boards, or bog bridge.
- A short low bridge of similar construction. Also called puncheon bridge.
- A cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons.
Examples
- A strong PUNCHEON was needed to support the structure, just like a solid opening word.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English punchoun, from Anglo-Norman ponchon, pounceon et al., and Middle French ponçon, poinchon et al., from Old French ponchon, from Latin pūnctiōnem (“act of piercing”). Doublet of punction. Related to Middle High German punze (“chisel; burin, graver”), ponze (“puncheon, standardized cask”), German Punze (“puncheon, punch, counter”).
Scrabble Score: 15
puncheon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpuncheon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
puncheon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
puncheon: valid Words With Friends Word