Punch (?), n. [Hind. pānch
five, Skr. pa?can. So called because composed of five
ingredients, viz., sugar, arrack, spice, water, and lemon juice. See
Five.] A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor,
water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; --
specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum punch,
claret punch, champagne punch, etc.
Milk punch, a sort of punch made with spirit,
milk, sugar, spice, etc. -- Punch bowl, a
large bowl in which punch is made, or from which it is served. --
Roman punch, a punch frozen and served as an
ice.
Punch, n. A thrust or blow.
[Colloq.]
Punch, n. [Abbrev. fr. puncheon.]
1. A tool, usually of steel, variously shaped at
one end for different uses, and either solid, for stamping or for
perforating holes in metallic plates and other substances, or hollow
and sharpedged, for cutting out blanks, as for buttons, steel pens,
jewelry, and the like; a die.
2. (Pile Driving) An extension piece
applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
3. A prop, as for the roof of a
mine.
Bell punch. See under Bell. --
Belt punch (Mach.), a punch, or punch
pliers, for making holes for lacings in the ends of driving
belts. -- Punch press. See Punching
machine, under Punch, v. i. --
Punch pliers, pliers having a tubular, sharp-
edged steel punch attached to one of the jaws, for perforating
leather, paper, and the like.
Punch, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Punched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Punching.] [From Punch, n., a tool;
cf. F. poinçonner.] To perforate or stamp with an
instrument by pressure, or a blow; as, to punch a hole; to
punch ticket.
Punching machine, or Punching
press, a machine tool for punching holes in metal or
other material; -- called also punch press.
Punch, v. t. [OE. punchen,
perhaps the same word as E. punish: or cf. E. bunch.]
To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end
of a stick or the elbow.
Punch (?), n. [Prov. E. Cf.
Punchy.] 1. A short, fat fellow; anything
short and thick.
I . . . did hear them call their fat child
punch, which pleased me mightily, that word being become a word
of common use for all that is thick and short.
Pepys.
2. One of a breed of large, heavy draught
horses; as, the Suffolk punch.
Punch, n. [Abbrev, fr.
punchinello.] The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet
show.
Punch and Judy, a puppet show in which a
comical little hunchbacked Punch, with a large nose, engages in
altercation with his wife Judy.