punt1, m. (gs. & npl. puint, gpl. ~).Pound. 1. ~ meáchain, pound (in) weight. ~ ime, pound of butter. Rud a dhíol de réir an phuint, ar dheich bpingine an ~, to sell sth. by the pound, at tenpence a pound. ~ an cheannaí, generous measure. 2. Nóta, páipéar, puint, pound note. ~ a thabhairt ar rud, to pay a pound for sth. Luach puint, a pound’s worth. An oiread seo sa phunt, faoin b~, a íoc, to pay so much in the pound. Prov:An ~ a chailleadh ag lorg na pingine, penny wise, pound foolish. S.a. breac21.
punt2, m. (gs. & npl. puint, gpl. ~).(Of enclosure) Pound.
punt3, m. (gs. & npl. puint, gpl. ~). 1. Butt-end. ~ gunna, butt of gun. Tá siad le ~ a chéile, they are end to end; they are all crowded together. 2. ~ (méire), finger-tip. S.a. gríscín 3.
Bheith bliain d’aois, troigh ar airde, slat ar fad, tonna meáchain, punt an chloch, to be a year old, a foot high, a yard long, a ton weight, a pound a stone.