Punch (?), n. [Hind. pānch five, Skr. pa&unr_;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.
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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.
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Punch (?), n. [Prov. E. Cf. Punchy.] 1. A short, fat fellow; anything short and thick.
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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.
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2. One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch.
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Punch, n. A thrust or blow. [Colloq.]
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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.
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Punching machine, or Punching press, a machine tool for punching holes in metal or other material; -- called also punch press.
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