prepunch

verb

pre·​punch ˌprē-ˈpənch 

variants or pre-punch

prepunched or pre-punched; prepunching or pre-punching

transitive verb

: to perforate, cut, or emboss (something) in advance especially by means of a punch

Purchase one-inch-wide three-ring binders and prepunch the singers' scores before distributing them.

—Arthur Wenk

You will need to prepunch holes for embroidering. Otherwise, it will be almost impossible to get your needle through the leather!

—Kristen Sutcliffe

prepunched

ˌprē-ˈpəncht 

adjective

or pre-punched

prepunched paper/holes

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above