Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete variant of
puncheon .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
puncheon .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
puncheon .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb register one's arrival at work
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Examples
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Up we came to the top, me a hold of him an 'punchin' him.
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Up we came to the top, me a hold of him an 'punchin' him.
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Up we came to the top, me a hold of him an 'punchin' him.
The People of the Abyss Jack London 1896
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An 'if any of it comes our way you got to let me do the punchin'.
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They've had men out punchin 'holes all over the hills for a week, an' that Jap chemist settin 'up nights analyzin' the rubbish they've brought in.
CHAPTER XXI 2010
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Not that I'm any better than the sailors an 'cow-punchers I travelled with, - I was cow-punchin' for a short time, you know, - but I always liked books, read everything I could lay hands on, an '- well, I guess I think differently from most of' em.
Chapter 7 2010
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Heeey, if your gonna have a NATIONAL website, dont be sucker punchin w local ads. hpoulter says:
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You wouldn't stay out here till dark and after if you were punchin 'a clock.
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My kitteh uzez my goggy az a chew toy. an scrachy post. an punchin peeyoh. pore widdle goggy
Look at me while iz talkin to u! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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As the older cowboys from my part of the world used to sing, "You don't know what lonesome is 'til you've been punchin' cows."
Whatever Happened to "Classical" Music? Part II The Daily Growler 2006
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