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pun⋅ty

  [puhn-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
Also called pontil.

Origin:
1655–65; var. of pontil
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pun·ty   (pŭn'tē)   
n.   pl. pun·ties
An iron rod on which molten glass is handled when being shaped and worked. Also called pontil.

[Probably from French pontil; see punt4.]
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