puncheon
puncheon is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Carp.) A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud. Oxf. Gloss.
- 2.A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a floor made of puncheons. [U.S.] Bartlett.
- 3.Etym: [F. poinçon, perh. the same as poinçon an awl.] A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- adobe
- ammunition
- and
- arms
- auger
- awl
- baggage
- bodkin
- borer
- brick
- brown
- calico
- cambric
- cashmere
- cement
- chisel
- clapboard
- clay
- compo
- composition
- concrete
- corkscrew
- crockery
- daubing
- dibble
- drill
- food
- fuel
- gimlet
- gouge
- grist
- household
- lancet
- machine
- material
- metal
- mortar
- munition
- needle
- ore
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is puncheon.
- What is a short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud. Oxf. Gloss called?
- What is a split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a floor made of puncheons. [U.S.] Bartlett called?
- What is etym: [F. poinçon, perh. the same as poinçon an awl.] A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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