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punch a metal, rodlike instrument with one pointed or cavitied end and one propulsion end to be pushed hard with the palm of the hand or driven with a hammer in order to drive a hole or to excise a small round piece of tissue. punch biopsy a circular piece of skin excised by a hand driven biopsy punch. See also keyes punch. dental punch has a slight cavity at the end so that the tooth to be driven will seat into the end and not slip off. punch graft see punch graft. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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ALTHOUGH I got beat to the punch days ago, when Daily News political cartoonist Patrick O'Connor hilariously linked a story about a blob of muck threatening to overtake downtown to a rumor that Jackie Goldberg might be recruited as superintendent of Los Angeles schools, it's still a comparison worth pursuing. |
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