punter2 (punter)

[ There used to be grown men in London who loved to accompany lads to the gaming-table, and perhaps have an understanding with the punters . Thackeray , Virgin i ans, xxx. ( Davies .) Some of the punters are profe ional gamblers, others are mere general swindlers. Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XXXIX. 324. punt-fishing (punt'fishing), n. Fishing from a punt or boat on a pond, river, or lake. punt-gun (punt'gun), n. A heavy gun of large caliber (usually 14 inches) and long range, used with large shot for killing water-fowl from a punt (which see).