Ponty
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of punty. alt-of, alternative
"In the mean time a second workman has gathered a small lump of glass on the end of his iron rod, or "ponty," and by pressing it against an iron point forms it into the shape of a tiny cup. This is fitted over the bullion-point of the glass, and, as they are both hot, soon becomes firmly attached to it."
- 1 Clipping of Pontypridd: a town and community with a town council in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0790). abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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More examples"In the mean time a second workman has gathered a small lump of glass on the end of his iron rod, or "ponty," and by pressing it against an iron point forms it into the shape of a tiny cup. This is fitted over the bullion-point of the glass, and, as they are both hot, soon becomes firmly attached to it."
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