puncheon

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

puncheonspunchion

1.
A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
2.
A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.
3.
A piece of roughly dressed timber with one face finished flat (by either hewing or sawing).
4.
A split log or heavy slab of timber with the face smoothed, used especially for flooring but also for log cabin walls, piers, or plank roads.
5.
A walkway or short, low footbridge over wet ground constructed with such timbers, made by laying one or more planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground.
Đồng nghĩa: duck boards, bog boards, bog bridge
6.
A short low bridge of similar construction.
Đồng nghĩa: puncheon bridge
7.
A cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons.
Đồng nghĩa: tertian, tercian

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Đồng nghĩa

duck boardsbog boardsbog bridgepuncheon bridgetertiantercian

Cùng gốc / liên quan

punch

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English punchoun, from ponchon, pounceon et al., and Middle French ponçon, poinchon et al., from Old French ponchon, from Latin pūnctiōnem (act of piercing). punction. Related to punze, ponze (puncheon, standardized cask), Punze.