389: punch Jan 1, 2016

Punch comes from late Middle English as a noun meaning a tool used for stamping perhaps from 'puncheon', which like 'luncheon', has the same meaning as its abbreviated form. The verb comes from late Middle English in the sense 'puncture, prod', and is a variant of 'pounce'.

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