(pun′chən) noun
1. An upright supporting timber.
2. A punch or perforating tool, especially one for chipping stone or for stamping figures.
3. A broad, heavy piece of roughly dressed timber, having one flat, hewed side. [<OF poinçon, poinchon a punch, ult. <L punctus, pp. of pungere prick]

(pun′chən) noun
1. A liquor cask of variable capacity, from 72 to 120 gallons.
2. A liquor measure of varying amount: mostly of wine, 84 gallons. [<OF ponçon, poinchon; ult. same as PUNCHEON¹]