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ponty

ponty is the alternative form of punty.

Meaning of punty

Noun

punty (plural punties)

  1. A metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed, called the pontil mark.
    Synonyms:
    fascet

Proper noun capitalized: Ponty

Ponty

  1. (abbreviation, clipping) Clipping of Pontypridd: a town and community with a town council in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0790).

Forms of ponty

pluralponties

Questions about ponty

What is ponty the alternative form of?
Ponty is the alternative form of punty.
What part of speech is ponty?
Ponty is a proper noun.

Words near ponty in the dictionary

  1. Pontryagin products
  2. Pontsticill
  3. Pontus
  4. Pontville
  5. Pontwalby
  6. ponty
  7. Pontyates
  8. Pontyberem
  9. Pontyclun
  10. Pontycymer
  11. Pontypool

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