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puncheon

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of puncheon

an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages
  • stored the puncheons of rum in the cellar
Synonyms of puncheon

barrel, butt, cask, firkin, hogshead, keg, kilderkin, pipe, rundlet (or runlet), tun
Words Related to puncheon

scuttlebutt

cistern, tub, vat

can, drum

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