Punch-card
noun
1.
a card having holes punched in specific positions and patterns so as to represent data to be stored or processed mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically.
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- Punch-drunk
[puhnch-druhngk] /ˈpʌntʃˌdrʌŋk/ adjective 1. (especially of a boxer) having cerebral concussion caused by repeated blows to the head and consequently exhibiting unsteadiness of gait, hand tremors, slow muscular movement, hesitant speech, and dulled mentality. 2. Informal. befuddled; dazed. adjective 1. demonstrating or characteristic of the behaviour of a person who has suffered repeated blows to […]
- Punched
[puhnch] /pʌntʃ/ noun 1. a thrusting blow, especially with the fist. 2. forcefulness, effectiveness, or pungency in content or appeal; power; zest: a letter to voters that needs more punch. verb (used with object) 3. to give a sharp thrust or blow to, especially with the fist. 4. Western U.S. and Western Canada. to drive […]
- Punch-drunk syndrome
punch-drunk syndrome n. A condition seen in boxers and alcoholics, caused by repeated cerebral concussions and characterized by weakness in the lower limbs, unsteadiness of gait, slowness of muscular movements, hand tremors, hesitancy of speech, and mental dullness.