Punch

punsh, n. contr. of Punchinello , a humpbacked, hook-nosed puppet with a squeaking voice, one of the two main actors in the street puppet-show 'Punch and Judy:' Punch , or the London Charivari , the chief illustrated English comic journal (begun 17th July 1841). [Through the influence of prov. Eng. punch , a variant of bunch , thick.]