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punty (pun′tē)

noun pl. punties -·ties

a metal rod on which the molten glass is handled in glassmaking

Etymology: Fr pontil < It pontello, dim. of punto < L punctum, a point

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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