puncheon

Etymology
From, from , et al., and ,  et al., from , from. . Related to 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 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  or ).
 * 4) A split log or heavy slab of timber with the face smoothed, used especially for flooring but also for  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; also called duck boards, bog boards, or bog bridge.
 * 6) A short low bridge of similar construction. Also called puncheon bridge.
 * 7) A type of  used to hold liquids, having a capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons; a tercian.
 * 1) A type of  used to hold liquids, having a capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons; a tercian.