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The puncheon, in the United States also called pon for brevity, is an old English unit of wine casks, holding about 318 litres. It is also known as tertian (from the Latin word for third), because three of it make a tun, and as the (wine) firkin. This article is about the beverage. ... Latin - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... See also Firkin Brewery A Firkin is an old English unit of volume. ...

English casks of wine [1]  (http://www.sizes.com/units/wine_barrel.htm)
gallon rundlet barrel tierce hogshead firkin, puncheon, tertian pipe, butt tun
2 pipes, butts
1½ 3 firkins, puncheons, tertians
1 1⁄3 2 4 hogsheads
1½ 2 3 6 tierces
1 1⁄3 2 2 1⁄3 4 8 barrels
1¾ 2 1⁄3 3½ 4 2⁄3 7 14 rundlets
18 31½ 42 63 84 126 252 wine gallons
0.83 14.99 26.23 34.97 52.46 69.94 104.92 209.83 imperial gallons US + pre-1824
3.79 68.14 119.24 158.99 238.48 317.97 476.96 953.92 litres
- 15 26¼ 35 52.5 70 105 210 imperial gallons post-1824
- 68.19 119.3 159.1 238.7 318.2 477.3 954.7 litres

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A puncheon is also a type of road, see plank road
The puncheon, in the United States also called pon for brevity, is an old English unit of wine casks, holding about 318 litres.
It is also known as tertian (from the Latin word for third), because three of it make a tun, and as the (wine) firkin.
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