puncheon table.
AN OLD table made of wood or makeshift table
.
daubed
.
to smear or coat with a substance
such as plaster, paint, or mud.
What is the meaning of Puncheon table?
2a : a short upright framing timber. b : a split log or heavy slab with the face
smoothed
.
puncheon
.
What is a Puncheon used for?
Puncheon may refer to: Puncheon (barrel),
a container for wine and/or spirits
. Puncheon or plank road, a road built with split logs or heavy slab timbers with one face smoothed, also used for flooring or other construction.
How do you use Puncheon in a sentence?
If I’ve seen him eat a quart of it, I’ve seen him eat a puncheon full of it, in my time
. This was called rolling-up a house, and the house was called a puncheon and bark house. This projected about a foot, and a puncheon roof was put over that.
What does the word Roquelaire mean?
:
a knee-length cloak worn
especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.
What is a flagon?
1a :
a large usually metal or pottery vessel
(as for wine) with handle and spout and often a lid. b : a large bulging short-necked bottle. 2 : the contents of a flagon.
What is the meaning of cavorting in English?
intransitive verb. 1 :
to leap or dance about in a lively manner Otters
cavorted in the stream. 2 : to engage in extravagant behavior The governor has been criticized for cavorting with celebrities. Synonyms More Example Sentences Learn More About cavort.
What is a Puncheon bridge?
A walkway over wet ground made by laying planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground. c.
A short low bridge of similar construction
. Also called puncheon bridge.
How much alcohol does Puncheon have?
Puncheon rum (or puncheon) is a high proof heavy-type rum produced in Trinidad and Tobago. Three local brands, Forres Park, Caroni and Stallion produce bottles that are
75% alcohol by volume
. The first puncheon rum is said to have been manufactured in 1627 by the makers of Caroni Puncheon Rum.
How much is a hogshead?
Eventually, a hogshead of wine came to be
63 US gallons
(52.5 imp gal; 238.5 L), while a hogshead of beer or ale is 64 gallons (250 L if old beer/ale gallons, 245 L if imperial). A hogshead was also used as unit of measurement for sugar in Louisiana for most of the 19th century.
Is immolation a verb?
verb (used with object), im·mo·lat·ed, im·mo·lat·ing.
to sacrifice
. to kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire; offer in sacrifice.
What does Flambeaux mean in English?
:
a flaming torch
broadly : torch.
What is the meaning of absconded in English?
intransitive verb. formal. :
to depart secretly and hide oneself He absconded with the stolen money
.
What does immolate mean in the Bible?
transitive verb. 1 :
to kill or destroy especially by fire
. 2 : to offer in sacrifice especially : to kill as a sacrificial victim.
Why is it called a flagon?
Sometimes the neck has a large flange at the top rather than rings. The neck itself may or may not be formed into one, two or three spouts.
The name comes from the same origin as the word “flask”
.
What is the meaning of pocket flagon?
noun. 1.
a container for liquids
, with a handle, a narrow neck, a spout, and, sometimes, a lid. 2. the contents of a flagon.
