Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PUNCH, n.2 Sc. usage. A stroke with the foot, a kick. Obs. or dial. in Eng. Cf. Punce.Sc. 1818 Scott H. Midlothian xiii.:
By a punch on the ribs [he] conveyed to Rory Bean [a horse] it was his rider's pleasure that he should forthwith proceed homewards.
