n. A wire basket on the end of a rod to carry glass bottles, etc., to the annealing furnace.
n. An iron rod to be thrust into the mouths of bottles to carry them to the furnace.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A wire basket on the end of a rod to carry glass bottles, etc., to the annealing furnace; also, an iron rod to be thrust into the mouths of bottles, and used for the same purpose; -- called also pontee and punty.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as faucet.
n. In glass-manuf.:
n. A basket of wire secured to the end of a rod, for the purpose of carrying the bottle from the mold or blowing-rod to the leer.
n. A rod put into the mouth of the bottle for the same purpose.
Word Usage
"Andrew Ferraiuolo, 10, may be years away from playing prep basketball, but he already has one fascet of his game nailed down."