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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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(Punschioune,) Punchon, v. [f. Puns(c)hio(u)n(e,n.2] tr. To pack (something) up in a puncheon or cask or the like. —1651 Johnston Diary II 118.
I blissed God … that I heard the registers was punchond up, which had been casten loose by our Scots sojours
