noun
also pon·te or pon·tee or pun·tee or pon·ty ˈpəntē, ˈpän-
( plural punties also pontes or pontees or puntees or ponties )
Etymology: French pontil — more at pontil
: a solid metal rod used for fashioning hot glass to which it is attached by a button of glass first gathered on the rod — called also pontil