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Noun: puncheon  pún-chun
  1. A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud
     
  2. A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed
     
  3. [archaic] A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons

Derived forms: puncheons

Encyclopedia: Puncheon