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Definition of Puncheon
1. n. A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
Definition of Puncheon
1. Noun. A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc. ¹
2. Noun. A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud. ¹
3. Noun. A split log or heavy slab of timber with the face smoothed, used for flooring or construction. ¹
4. Noun. A cask used to hold liquids, having a capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons; a tercian. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Puncheon
1. a vertical supporting timber [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Puncheon
Literary usage of Puncheon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown by Edward Hyde East (1806)
"i-iii puncheon for the purpose of coining, but would have found a verdict only
that c/ieon> w;//,,of the puncheon was knowingly in his custody; ..."
2. Cases Decided in the Court of Session by Scotland Court of Session, Patrick Shaw, Scotland, Court of Session (1837)
"But if, on the other hand, the puncheon was lost without any fault of the defenders,
... Though the pursuer- had subsequently sent a second puncheon, ..."
3. A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors by William Oldnall Russell, Horace Smith, Alfred Percival Perceval Keep (1896)
"Eleven of the judges {absente, De Grey, С. J.) were unanimously of opinion that
this was a puncheon within the meaning of the Act; for the word 'puncheon' ..."
4. A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown by Edward Hyde East (1803)
"That a puncheon is complete without letters, but it may be made with ... That a
puncheon alone without the counter-puncheon will not make the figure. ..."
5. A Practical and Elementary Abridgment of the Cases Argued and Determined in by Elisha Hammond, Charles Petersdorff (1830)
"The puncheon made an impression like them; and the coin stamped with it would
... the same is made and impressed, as a puncheon, prisoner, counter-puncheon, ..."
6. A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors. by William Oldnall Russell, Charles Sprengel Greaves (1843)
"The puncheon in question was one to impress the head of King William ...
The puncheon made an impression like them, and the coin stamped with it would ..."
7. The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the House of by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, House of Lords, Parliament, Great Britain (1840)
"They then, in November of the same year, raised a summons against the present
respondents, to recover the value of the first puncheon of spirits. ..."
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