punty

[ puhn-tee ]

noun,plural pun·ties.
  1. an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.

Origin of punty

1
First recorded in 1655–65; variant of pontil

Words Nearby punty

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How to use punty in a sentence

  • My horse was a mustang pony, named punty, small but sure of foot, and as brave and faithful a little creature as ever lived.

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  • By referring to the drawing, we see that the tool marked A is the blow-iron, that marked B the punty-iron.

  • The tool L was used to form or hold large articles, their punty-iron not having sufficient strength.

British Dictionary definitions for punty

punty

/ (ˈpʌntɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. a long iron rod used in the finishing process of glass-blowing: Also called: pontil

Origin of punty

1
C17: see pontil

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