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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Puncheon

· Punch·eon · IPA /ˈpʌntʃən/
01 n. A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
  1. 1.
    A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
  2. 2.
    A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.(Carp.)
  3. 3.
    A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a floor made of puncheons.[U.S.]
  4. 4.
    A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.