English-Thai Dictionary
puncheon
N ถัง ไม้ ขนาดใหญ่ ความจุ 80 แกลลอน สำหรับ ใส่ ของเหลว ปริมาตร 80 แกลลอน
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PUNCHEON
n. 1. A small piece of steel, on the end of which is engraved a figure or letter, in creux or relievo, with which impressions are stamped on metal or other substance; used in coinage, in forming the matrices of types, and in various arts.
2. In carpentry, a piece of timber placed upright between two posts, whose bearing is too great; also, a piece of timber set upright under the ridge of a building, wherein the legs of a couple, etc. are jointed.
3. A measure of liquids, or a cask containing usually 12 gallons. Rum or spirits is imported from the West Indies in puncheons, but there are often called also hogsheads.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PUNCHEON
Punch "eon, n. Etym: [F. poinçon awl, bodkin, crown, king-post, fr. L.punctio a pricking, fr. pungere to prick. See Pungent, and cf. Punch a tool, Punction. ]
1. A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
2. (Carp. )
Defn: A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud. Oxf. Gloss.
3. A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a floor made of puncheons. [U.S.] Bartlett.
4. Etym: [F. poinçon, perh. the same as poinçon an awl. ]
Defn: A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 12 , gallons.
New American Oxford Dictionary
puncheon
pun cheon 1 |pənCHən pəntʃən | ▶noun 1 a short post, esp. one used for supporting the roof in a coal mine. • a rough board or other length of wood, usually with one flattened side, used for flooring or building. 2 another term for punch 2. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French poinchon, probably based on Latin punct- ‘punctured, ’ from the verb pungere. Compare with the noun pounce 1 .
puncheon
pun cheon 2 |pəntʃən pənCHən | ▶noun historical a large cask for liquids or other commodities holding from 72 to 120 gallons. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French poinchon, of uncertain origin although forms in Old French and English correspond to those of puncheon 1 .
Oxford Dictionary
puncheon
puncheon 1 |ˈpʌn (t )ʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a short post, especially one used for supporting the roof in a coal mine. • US a rough board or other length of wood, used for flooring or building. 2 another term for punch 2. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French poinchon, probably based on Latin punct- ‘punctured ’, from the verb pungere. Compare with the noun pounce 1 .
puncheon
puncheon 2 |ˈpʌn (t )ʃ (ə )n | ▶noun historical a large cask for liquids or other commodities, holding from 72 to 120 gallons. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French poinchon, of uncertain origin although forms in Old French and English correspond to those of puncheon 1 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary