bunghole

American  

[buhng-hohl] / ˈbʌŋˌhoʊl /

noun

1. a hole in a cask through which it is filled.

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bunghole British  

/ ˈbʌŋˌhəʊl /

noun

1. a hole in a cask, barrel, etc, through which liquid can be poured or drained

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Etymology

Origin of bunghole

First recorded in 1565–75; bung ¹ + hole

Example Sentences

Yet he also gets a chuckle out of jargon like “mouthfeel” and “bunghole.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He knew that corpses are insensate matter, nothing more; loam, as Hamlet said later, with which to stop a bunghole.

From Economist

He drew a pistol from his belt and swung its gold-trimmed butt against the wooden stopper in the bunghole, knocking it inward.

From Project Gutenberg

"It's Bill Ware," said Tomkins; and, without wasting time unnecessarily, Bill Ware plumped himself upon the ground, his mouth to the bunghole.

From Project Gutenberg

I feel as though you were some one in a hogshead looking through the bunghole at me.”

From Project Gutenberg