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What is a punty?

What is a punty? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (glassblowing) A metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark".
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The fact that no blowpipes or whole punty irons were found indicates that the tools were handled with great care and that the workshop was abandoned in an organised manner.
Punty Sticker, Ransacker, Slapper, Stripper, Tiring Boy, Toe Rag, Tweennie and Up And Down Man.
As he pulls the punty back out he rotates it continuously to prevent molten glass from falling to one side.
Rough pontil or punty marks, sometimes ground smooth, on the underside of the foot of a glass confirms it was hand-blown.
My horse was a mustang pony, named punty, small but sure of foot, and as brave and faithful a little creature as ever lived.

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