Definition of "Punch"

Punch¹

proper noun
1. (Britain) A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show.
2. Any butterfly of genus Dodona.
noun
plural Punches
1. Short for Suffolk Punch (“type of horse”).
  Quotations
  ‘And the Punches,’ said William. ‘There’s cattle! A Suffolk Punch, when he’s a good un, is worth his weight in gold. Did you ever breed any Suffolk Punches yourself, sir?’
  1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850
2. A butterfly of the genus Dodona.