puncheon

noun

Definition of puncheonnext
as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages stored the puncheons of rum in the cellar

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Recent Examples of puncheon It was initially aged in American oak and then moved to European oak puncheons. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 After being distilled in pot stills at Hioki, the whisky is aged in new American oak puncheons and ex-bourbon barrels for a minimum of three years. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for puncheon
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  1. barrel
  2. cask
  3. hogshead
Noun
  • Yet even as the flows of crude from the Middle East have increased, oil remains near $100 a barrel.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The president withdrew consideration for a ban after the Group of Seven agreed last week to release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from its emergency stocks.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of barrel
Noun
  • Blue Label, however, is expensive and more limited for a reason—according to the brand, just one in 10,000 casks will make it into a bottle.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
  • For instance, say a cask of ginger rolls through a trapdoor and lands on a poor laborer below.
    — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of cask
Noun
  • The whiskey was initially aged in American oak hogsheads and then married in European oak puncheons.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The 50-year-old was assembled from four hogsheads selected by master of whisky creation Sarah Burgess.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Definition of hogshead

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“Puncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puncheon. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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