puncheon
nounA cask; a liquid measure of from 72 to 120 gallons: as, a puncheon of wine.
nounA perforating- or stamping-tool; a punch.
nounIn carpentry: A short upright piece of timber in framing; a dwarf post, stud, or quarter.
nounA slab of split timber with the face smoothed with an adz or ax, sometimes used for flooring or bridge-boards in the absence of sawed boards.
nounOne of the small quarters of a partition above the head of a door.
nounA figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
nounA short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.
nounA split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed.
nounA cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.
nounA figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.