Fascinating Words for Things That You Didn’t Know Had a Name

Punt

PORNCHAI SODA/ISTOCK

Take a bottle of wine and turn it upside down. What do you see? It’s quite a deep crease. The term for that indentation is called a punt. It is also known as a dimple or a kick-up, and its purpose was to assist the bottle in standing straight when it was first designed. Additionally, it was developed to strengthen the bottle so that it could withstand the high pressure that is present in champagne.

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