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pun·cheon1 / pənchən/ • n. 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 punch2 . pun·cheon2 • n. hist. a large cask for liquids or other commodities holding from 72 to 120 gallons.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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puncheon. Stud, or vertical timber shorter and lighter than a post in a timber frame.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL
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puncheon1 pointed tool or † weapon. XIV. ME. pons(y)on, ponchon — OF. poinson, po(i)nchon (mod. poinçon):- Rom. *punctiōne(m), f. Rom. *punctiāre prick, punch.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
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puncheon2 (mostly Sc.) large cask (esp. one of specific capacity). XV. Identical in form with prec., but if it is the same word the sense development is obscure.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD