The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1235
Circulating pump (Steam Engine) , a pump for driving the condensing water through the casing, or tubes, of a surface condenser. -- Pump brake . See Pump handle , below. -- Pump dale . See Dale . -- Pump gear , the apparatus belonging to a pump. Totten . -- Pump handle , the lever, worked by hand, by which motion is given to the bucket of a pump. -- Pump hood , a semicylindrical appendage covering the upper wheel of a chain pump. -- Pump rod , the rod to which the bucket of a pump is fastened, and which is attached to the brake or handle; the piston rod. -- Pump room , a place or room at a mineral spring where the waters are drawn and drunk. [Eng.] -- Pump spear . Same as Pump rod , above. -- Pump stock , the stationary part, body, or barrel of a pump. -- Pump well . (Naut.) See Well . <-- vacuum pump, a pump which creates a vacuum by removing gas (usually air) from a container. Mechanical vacuum pump, a vacuum pump operating by the motion of a piston or rotary blade in a chamber, as contrasted with an aspirator. Persistaltic pump, a pump transferring fluids by peristaltic action on a flexible tube. Such pumps are used where a gentle pumping action is desired, or the transferred fluid may be harmed in a mechanical pump; as in the infusion of fluids into blood vessels of the body, or the pumping of explosive or easily decomposed fluids. -->
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Pump , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pumped (p&ucr;mt; 215) ; p. pr. & vb. n. pumping .] 1. To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid.
2. To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship.
3. Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc.
But pump not me for politics. Otway.
Pump <Xpage=1162>
Pump , v. i. To work, or raise water, a pump.
Pumpage <Xpage=1162>
Pump"age (?) , n. That which is raised by pumps, or the work done by pumps.
The pumpage last year amounted to . . . gallons. Sci. Amer.
Pumper <Xpage=1162>
Pump"er (?) , n. One who pumps; the instrument or machine used in pumping.
Boyle.
Pumpernickel <Xpage=1162>
Pump"er*nick`el (?) , n. [G.] A sort of bread, made of unbolted rye, which forms the chief food of the Westphalian peasants. It is acid but nourishing.
Pumpet <Xpage=1162>
Pum"pet (?) , n. A pompet.
Pumpet ball (Print.) , a ball for inking types; a pompet.
Pumping <Xpage=1162>
Pump"ing , a. & n. from pump .
Pumping engine , a steam engine and pump combined for raising water. See Steam engine .
Pumpion <Xpage=1162>
Pump"ion (?) , n. (Bot.) See Pumpkin .
Pumpkin <Xpage=1162>
Pump"kin (?) , n. [For older pompion , pompon , OF. pompon , L. pepo , peponis , Gr. <?/, properly, cooked by the sun, ripe, mellow; -- so called because not eaten till ripe. Cf. Cook , n. ] (Bot.) A well-known trailing plant ( Cucurbita pepo ) and its fruit, -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion.
Pumpkin seed . (a) The flattish oval seed of the pumpkin . (b) (Zo\'94l.) The common pondfish.
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Pu"my (?) , a. [Cf. Prov. E. pummer big, large, and E. pomey pommel.] Large and rounded. [Obs.]
A gentle stream, whose murmuring wave did play Amongst the pumy stones. Spenser.
Pun <Xpage=1162>
Pun (?) , v. t. [See Pound to beat.] To pound. [Obs.]
He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak.
Pun <Xpage=1162>
Pun , n. [Cf. Pun to pound, Pound to beat.] A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation.
Addison.
A better put on this word was made on the Beggar's Opera, which, it was said, made Gay rich, and Rich gay. Walpole.
Pun <Xpage=1162>
Pun , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Punned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Punning .] To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble.
Dryden.
Pun <Xpage=1162>
Pun , v. t. To persuade or affect by a pun.
Addison.
Punch <Xpage=1162>
Punch (?) , n. [Hind. p\'bench five, Skr. pa <?/ can . So called because composed of five ingredients, viz., sugar, arrack, spice, water, and lemon juice. See Five .] A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; -- specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum punch , claret punch , champagne punch , etc . <-- (b) a nonalcoholic beverage, usually composed of a mixture of fruit juices -->
Milk punch , a sort of punch made with spirit, milk, sugar, spice, etc. -- Punch bowl , a large bowl in which punch is made, or from which it is served. -- Roman punch , a punch frozen and served as an ice.
Punch <Xpage=1162>
Punch , n. [Abbrev, fr. punchinello .] The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show.
Punch and Judy , a puppet show in which a comical little hunchbacked Punch, with a large nose, engages in altercation with his wife Judy.
Punch <Xpage=1162>
Punch (?) , n. [Prov. E. Cf. Punchy .] 1. A short, fat fellow; anything short and thick.
I . . . did hear them call their fat child punch , which pleased me mightily, that word being become a word of common use for all that is thick and short. Pepys.
2. One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch .
Punch <Xpage=1162>
Punch , v. t. [OE. punchen , perhaps the same word as E. punish : or cf. E. bunch .] To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow .
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Punch , n. A thrust or blow. [Colloq.]
Punch <Xpage=1162>
Punch , n. [Abbrev. fr. puncheon .] 1. A tool, usually of steel, variously shaped at one end for different uses, and either solid, for stamping or for perforating holes in metallic plates and other substances, or hollow and sharpedged, for cutting out blanks, as for buttons, steel pens, jewelry, and the like; a die.
2. (Pile Driving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
3. A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
Bell punch . See under Bell . -- Belt punch (Mach.) , a punch, or punch pliers, for making holes for lacings in the ends of driving belts. -- Punch press . See Punching machine , under Punch , v. i. -- Punch pliers , pliers having a tubular, sharp-edged steel punch attached to one of the jaws, for perforating leather, paper, and the like.
Punch <Xpage=1162>
Punch , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Punched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Punching .] [From Punch , n. , a tool; cf. F. poin&cced;onner .] To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket.
Punching machine , ∨ Punching press , a machine tool for punching holes in metal or other material; -- called also punch press .
Puncheon <Xpage=1162>
Punch"eon (?) , n. [F. poin&cced;on awl, bodkin, crown, king-post, fr. L. punctio a pricking, fr. pungere to prick. See Pungent , and cf. Punch a tool, Punction .]
1. A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.
2. (Carp.) A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.
Oxf. Gloss.
3. A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a floor made of puncheons . [U.S.]
Bartlett.
4. [F. poin&cced;on , perh. the same as poin&cced;on an awl.] A cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.
Puncher <Xpage=1162>
Punch"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, punches.
Punchin <Xpage=1162>
Pun"chin (?) , n. See Puncheon .
Punchinello <Xpage=1162>
Pun`chi*nel"lo (?) , n. [It. pulcinella , probably originally a word of endearment, dim. of pulcina , pulcino , a chicken, from L. pullicenus , pullus . See Pullet .] A punch; a buffoon; originally, in a puppet show, a character represented as fat, short, and humpbacked.
Spectator.
Punchy <Xpage=1162>
Punch"y (?) , a. [Perhaps for paunchy , from paunch . See 3d Punch .] Short and thick, or fat.
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Punc"ta*ted (?) , Punc"ta*ted (?) , a. [From L. punctum point. See Point .] 1. Pointed; ending in a point or points.
2. (Nat. Hist.) Dotted with small spots of color, or with minute depressions or pits.
Punctator <Xpage=1162>
Punc*ta"tor (?) , n. One who marks with points. specifically, one who writes Hebrew with points; -- applied to a Masorite.
E. Robinson.
Puncticular <Xpage=1162>
Punc*tic"u*lar (?) , a. Comprised in, or like, a point; exact. [Obs. & R.]
Sir T. Browne.
Punctiform <Xpage=1162>
Punc"ti*form (?) , a. [L. punctum point + -form .] Having the form of a point.
Punctilio <Xpage=1162>
Punc*til"io (?) , n. ; pl. Punctilios (#) . [It. puntiglio , or Sp. puntillo , dim. fr. L. punctum point. See Point , n. ] A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony .
They will not part with the least punctilio in their opinions and practices. Fuller .
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Punc*til"lous (?) , a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso , Sp. puntilloso .] Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars. "A punctilious observance of divine laws." Rogers . "Very punctilious copies of any letters. The Nation .
Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common life. I. Taylor.
-- Punc*til"ious*ly , adv. -- Punc*til"ious*ness , n.
Punction <Xpage=1162>
Punc"tion (?) , n. [L. punctio , fr. pungere , punctum , to prick: cf. F. ponction . Cf. Puncheon .] A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture.
Punctist <Xpage=1162>
Punc"tist (?) , n. A punctator.
E. Henderson.
Puncto <Xpage=1162>
Punc"to (?) , n. [See Punto .] 1. A nice point of form or ceremony.
Bacon.
2. A term applied to the point in fencing.
Farrow.
Punctual <Xpage=1162>
Punc"tu*al (?) , a. [F. ponctuel (cf. Sp. puntual , It. puntuale ), from L. punctum point. See Point .] 1. Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended. [R.] "This punctual spot."
Milton.
The theory of the punctual existence of the soul. Krauth.
2. Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise.
Punctual to tediousness in all that he relates. Bp. Burnet.
So much on punctual niceties they stand. C. Pitt.
3. Appearing or done at, or adhering exactly to, a regular or an appointed time; precise; prompt; as, a punctual man; a punctual payment . "The race of the undeviating and punctual sun."
Cowper.
These sharp strokes [of a pendulum], with their inexorably steady intersections, so agree with our successive thoughts that they seem like the punctual stops counting off our very souls into the past. J. Martineau.
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Punctualist <Xpage=1163>
Punc"tu*al*ist (?) , n. One who is very exact in observing forms and ceremonies.
Milton.
Punctuality <Xpage=1163>
Punc`tu*al"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. ponctualit\'82 .] The quality or state of being punctual; especially, adherence to the exact time of an engagement; exactness.
Punctually <Xpage=1163>
Punc"tu*al*ly (?) , adv. In a punctual manner; promptly; exactly.
Punctualness <Xpage=1163>
Punc"tu*al*ness , n. Punctuality; exactness.
Punctuate <Xpage=1163>
Punc"tu*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Punctuated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Punctuating .] [Cf. F. ponctuer . See Punctual .] To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning.
Punctuation <Xpage=1163>
Punc`tu*a"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. ponctuation .] (Gram.) The act or art of punctuating or pointing a writing or discourse; the art or mode of dividing literary composition into sentences, and members of a sentence, by means of points, so as to elucidate the author's meaning.
&hand; Punctuation , as the term is usually understood, is chiefly performed with four points: the period [.], the colon [:], the semicolon [;], and the comma [,]. Other points used in writing and printing, partly rhetorical and partly grammatical, are the note of interrogation [?], the note of exclamation [!], the parentheses [()], the dash [--], and brackets []. It was not until the 16th century that an approach was made to the present system of punctuation by the Manutii of Venice. With Caxton, oblique strokes took the place of commas and periods.
Punctuative <Xpage=1163>
Punc"tu*a*tive (?) , a. Of or belonging to points of division; relating to punctuation.
The punctuative intonation of feeble cadence. Rush.
Punctuator <Xpage=1163>
Punc"tu*a`tor (?) , n. One who punctuates, as in writing; specifically, a punctator.
Punctuist <Xpage=1163>
Punc"tu*ist , n. A punctator.
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Punc"tu*late (?) , Punc"tu*la`ted (?) , a. [L. punctulum , dim. of punctum point.] Marked with small spots.
The studs have their surface punctulated , as if set all over with other studs infinitely lesser. Woodward.
Punctum <Xpage=1163>
Punc"tum (?) , n. [L., a point.] A point.
Punctum c\'91cum . [L., blind point.] (Anat.) Same as Blind spot , under Blind . -- Punctum proximum , near point. See under Point . -- Punctum remotum , far point. See under Point . -- Punctum vegetationis [L., point of vegetation] (Bot.) , the terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth originates.
Puncturation <Xpage=1163>
Punc`tu*ra"tion (?) , n. The act or process of puncturing. See Acupuncture .
Puncture <Xpage=1163>
Punc"ture (?) , n. [L. punctura , fr. pungere , punctum , to prick. See Pungent .] 1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin .
A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp. Rambler.
Puncture <Xpage=1163>
Punc"ture , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Punctured (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Puncturing .] To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin .
Punctured <Xpage=1163>
Punc"tured (?) , a. 1. Having the surface covered with minute indentations or dots.
2. (Med.) Produced by puncture; having the characteristics of a puncture; as, a punctured wound .
Pundit <Xpage=1163>
Pun"dit (?) , n. [Hind. pandit , Skr. pandita a learned man.] A learned man; a teacher; esp., a Brahman versed in the Sanskrit language, and in the science, laws, and religion of the Hindoos; in Cashmere, any clerk or native official. [Written also pandit .] [India]
Pundle <Xpage=1163>
Pun"dle (?) , n. [Cf. Bundle .] A short and fat woman; a squab. [Obs.]
Punese <Xpage=1163>
Pu"nese (?) , n. [F. punaise , fr. punais stinking, fr. L. putere .] (Zo\'94l.) A bedbug. [R or Obs.]
Pung <Xpage=1163>
Pung (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A kind of plain sleigh drawn by one horse; originally, a rude oblong box on runners. [U.S.]
Sledges or pungs , coarsely framed of split saplings, and surmounted with a large crockery crate. Judd.
They did not take out the pungs to-day. E. E. Hale.
Pungence <Xpage=1163>
Pun"gence (?) , n. [See Pungent .] Pungency.
Pungency <Xpage=1163>
Pun"gen*cy (?) , n. The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia . "The pungency of menaces."
Hammond.
Pungent <Xpage=1163>
Pun"gent (?) , a. [L. pungens , -entis , p. pr. of pungere , punctum , to prick. Cf. Compunction , Expunge , Poignant , Point , n. , Puncheon , Punctilio , Punt , v. t. ] 1. Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice .
Pungent radish biting infant's tongue. Shenstone.
The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope.
2. Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging.
With pungent pains on every side. Swift.
His pungent pen played its part in rousing the nation. J. R. Green.
3. (Bot.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
Syn. -- Acrid; piercing; sharp; penetrating; acute; keen; acrimonious; biting; stinging.
Pungently <Xpage=1163>
Pun"gent*ly , adv. In a pungent manner; sharply.
Pungled <Xpage=1163>
Pun"gled (?) , a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Shriveled or shrunken; -- said especially of grain which has lost its juices from the ravages of insects, such as the wheat midge, or Trips ( Thrips cerealium ).
Pungy <Xpage=1163>
Pung"y (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A small sloop or shallop, or a large boat with sails.
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