puncheons

Definition of puncheonsnext
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
  • The results might not be there, but the at-bats and the barrels are still there.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
  • Earlier in the day, the House also killed a bill that would regulate the sale of gun barrels.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The Glenlivet Jamaica edition is a 360-degree flip on this history, according to Daley, with the 12-year whisky finished in casks that previously held Jamaican rum.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
  • That does not seem to be the case with with House of Rare Tequila, however, which just released the new Rarecask Genesis PX, an expensive extra añejo that was finished for three months in PX sherry casks.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • The whisky was initially aged in Oloroso sherry butts from Spain, and after four decades it was transferred into three Spanish oak Pedro Ximénez hogsheads which were ultimately married together.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Puncheons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puncheons. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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