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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PONTEE

n.In glass words, an iron instrument used to stick the glass at the bottom, for the more convenient fashioning the neck of it.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PONTEE

Pon *tee ", n. Etym: [F. pontil, pontis.] (Glass Making )

 

Defn: An iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot glass; -- called also, puntil, puntel, punty, and ponty. See Fascet.