puncheon
/ˈpʌntʃən/
词源链
- 英语English
puncheon
词源说明
From Middle English punchoun, from Anglo-Norman ponchon, pounceon et al., and Middle French ponçon, poinchon et al., from Old French ponchon, from Latin pūnctiōnem (“act of piercing”). Doublet of punction. Related to Middle High German punze (“chisel; burin, graver”), ponze (“puncheon, standardized cask”), German Punze (“puncheon, punch, counter”).
释义
名词noun
- 1A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
- 2A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.
- 3A piece of roughly dressed timber with one face finished flat (by either hewing or sawing).
- 4A split log or heavy slab of timber with the face smoothed, used especially for flooring but also for log cabin walls, piers