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    Puncture , n. [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See Pungent.]
    1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
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    2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.
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      A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.
      Rambler.

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    Puncture, 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.
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