Thank You to everyone that answered my question. I guess I need a better, or maybe just older, dictionary. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Wordsmith <wordsmith@grrtech.com> To: Jim Cook <james.cook4@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:48 PM Subject: Re: [OREGON] "cedar pouncheon" > A puncheon floor was made with logs split lengthwise with the rounded sides > placed on the ground and the flat part forming the floor of the cabin. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Cook" <james.cook4@worldnet.att.net> > To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 5:04 PM > Subject: [OREGON] "cedar pouncheon" > > > > I am reading a newspaper story about one of my wife's early Oregon pioneer > > relatives and I came across this... > > > > ..."in a hewed log cabin, with cedar pouncheon for a floor"... > > > > what is a "cedar pouncheon"??? > > > > Jim > > > >