2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Puncheon \Punch"eon\, noun [F. poin[,c]on 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.) 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. [F. poin[,c]on, perh. the same as poin[,c]on an awl.] A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Puncheon, KY Zip code(s): 41828

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