bunghole

[ buhng-hohl ]

noun

a hole in a cask through which it is filled.

Origin of bunghole

First recorded in 1565–75; bung¹ + hole

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How to use bunghole in a sentence

This boast does not arouse Alfred's envy as he has friends in Brownsville who can drink out of the bung hole of a barrel.
Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field
In the middle of the cellar lay a big barrel with an open bung-hole, but bound fast round with three iron hoops.
Serbian Folk-lore | Anonymous
Its presence may be known by a slight noise like that of soda water, which may be heard by placing the ear at the bung hole.
Soil Culture | J. H. Walden
And then he put the bung into the bung-hole and set the keg in the corner.
The Sandman: His Farm Stories | William J. Hopkins
Success or failure found equal satisfaction in the flowing bowl, and no home happiness ever yet came out of a bung-hole.
Carette of Sark | John Oxenham

British Dictionary definitions for bunghole

bunghole

/ (ˈbʌŋˌhəʊl) /

noun

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

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