PUNCHEON

puncheon. Puncheon, n. a tool to make a hole, a large cask

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Punch″eon (?), n. [[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. 1. A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
2. 2. (Carp.) A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud. Oxf. Gloss.
3. 3. A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a floor made of puncheons. Bartlett.
4. 4. [[F. poinçon, perh. the same as poinçon an awl.]] A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.