A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in
a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is
operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses.
1. Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended. [R.] "This punctual spot." Milton. The theory of the punctual existence of the soul. Krauth. 2. Observant of nice points; punctilious; p...
