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puncture
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Punctured; p. pr. & vb. n. Puncturing.] To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Puncture \Punc"ture\, n. [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See Pungent.] 1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed. [1913 Webster] 2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin. [1913 Webster] A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
