Puncheon

[pʌntʃәn]

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

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

(n.) A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a floor made of puncheons.

(n.) A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.

Edited by Astor

n. a steel tool with a die or a sharp point at one end for stamping or perforating metal plates: a short post or slab of wood with the face smoothed.

n. a cask: a liquid measure of from 72 or 84 to 120 gallons.

Edited by Estelle