punty
Americannoun
plural
punties-
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
noun
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Also called: pontil. a long iron rod used in the finishing process of glass-blowing
Etymology
Origin of punty
First recorded in 1655–65; variant of pontil
Example Sentences
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"You shall see, for here is a pot just opened, and this man with the long iron rod, called a pontil, or punty, in his hand, is about to skim it."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various
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