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puttony (iou)



puttony noun. . M20.
[Hungarian; puttonyos is an attrib. form meaning 'holding as much as goes into a (specified) number of puttonys'.]
In Hungary, a basket for grapes; esp. (a measure equal to the contents of) a container of dried overripe grapes added to the fermentation cask in making Tokay, the number of baskets determining the richness of the wine.