What is to pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin called?
puncture — To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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