Punty
[puhn-tee] /ˈpʌn ti/
noun, plural punties.
1.
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
/ˈpʌntɪ/
noun (pl) -ties
1.
a long iron rod used in the finishing process of glass-blowing Also called pontil
n.
“iron rod used in manipulating hot glass,” 1660s, from French pontil, a diminutive form from Latin punctum “a point” (see point (n.)).
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