bunghole
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of bunghole
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He knew that corpses are insensate matter, nothing more; loam, as Hamlet said later, with which to stop a bunghole.
From Economist ● Nov. 26, 2015
Jim picked up his billy and crossed to his own tent, the man in the barrel breaking into fresh clamour, and calling down Heaven's vengeance on his son's head through the bunghole.
From In the Roaring Fifties by Edward Dyson
The small samples shall be taken by a tryer through the bunghole or through a special hole bored in the head or side for the purpose, with a 1-in. or larger auger.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
Henry carried a bunghole light and they penetrated the woods, single file, shouting as they went.
From The Cricket by J. Scott (John Scott) Williams
Then put it into a cask, which must be kept full, and the yeast taken off at the bunghole with a spoon.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
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