puncheons

plural of puncheon
as in barrels
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages stored the puncheons of rum in the cellar

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Noun
  • Melissa barrels into Cuba ⛈️ After hammering Jamaica with high winds and torrential rains, Hurricane Melissa, downgraded on Wednesday to a Category 2 storm (from a Cat 5), barreled into Cuba.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • With the new label, Heersink expects in 2026 to double the 300 barrels Spare Keg brewed this year.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • This new tequila was aged for 12 months in Yamazaki 12-year-old casks, specifically sherry and red wine barrels previously used to mature the whisky (the distillery ages its single malt in a variety of other casks as well).
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Southern California Edison, the utility that operates the now-shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, has released to the public some 1,749 images taken by robotic cameras during inspections of canisters enclosed in casks that store radioactive waste at the plant.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Puncheons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puncheons. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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