puncheon

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A cask; a liquid measure of from 72 to 120 gallons: as, a puncheon of wine.

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A perforating- or stamping-tool; a punch.

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In carpentry: A short upright piece of timber in framing; a dwarf post, stud, or quarter.

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A 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.

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One of the small quarters of a partition above the head of a door.

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A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.

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A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.

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A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed.

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A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.

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A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.