puncheon
11puncheon — noun /ˈpʌntʃən/ a) A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc. he chose to regard [his father] with a lowering and suspicious mien, unless it were in the dead hours of the night, when he developed a morbid craving to be… …
12puncheon — 1. n. 1 a short post, esp. one supporting a roof in a coal mine. 2 = PUNCH(2). Etymology: ME f. OF poinson, po(i)nchon, ult. f. L pungere punct prick 2. n. hist. a large cask for liquids etc. holding from 72 to 120 gallons. Etymology: ME f. OF… …
13Puncheon (disambiguation) — Puncheon may refer to:* Puncheon, a container for wine or spirits * Puncheon, a plank road * Puncheon Island, Tasmania, Australia * Puncheon Islets, Tasmania, Australia * Puncheon Run Connector, unnumbered limited access highway in Delaware, USA… …
14Puncheon Islets — is a small island, comprising two rocks which are joined at low tide, with an area of less than a hectare, in south eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren …
15Puncheon Island — is an island, with an area of 17.56 ha, in south eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Vansittart Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group. It is surrounded by mudflats. It is …
16Puncheon Run Connector — Infobox road marker state= highway name=Puncheon Run Connector name notes= type= route= alternate name= maint= section= length mi=2.39 length round=2 length ref=http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs forms/manuals/traffic counts/2007/pdf/rpt… …
17puncheon — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ponson, punchon, from Anglo French ponchon pointed tool, support, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *punctiare to prick, pierce, from Latin punctum, supine of pungere more at pungent Date: 14th century 1. a pointed… …
18puncheon — puncheon1 /pun cheuhn/, n. 1. a large cask of varying capacity, but usually 80 gallons (304 l). 2. the volume of such a cask, used as a measure. [1425 75; ME ponchoun, punchon < MF ponçon, perh. to be identified with PUNCHEON2] puncheon2 /pun… …
19Puncheon — Пуансон; Штемпель …
20Puncheon — Pun|cheon 〈[pʌ̣ntʃən] n.; , 〉 1. engl. Weinmaß, 381,6 l 2. amerikan. Maß für Maismehl, 362,9 kg [<mengl. poncion, mfrz. poinçon; weitere Herkunft ungeklärt] …
