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

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

Henry carried a bunghole light and they penetrated the woods, single file, shouting as they went.

From The Cricket by Williams, J. Scott (John Scott)

It gives: 'Stroom: rightly strom: a malt strainer, a wicker-work basket or bottle, placed under the bunghole of a mash-tub to strain off the hops.'

From The Crow's Nest by Day, Clarence

Their earnings, to use their own phrase, "come in at the spigot and go out at the bunghole."

From Thrift by Smiles, Samuel

Well, no girl can say I ever went and set down by her smellin' like a bunghole on a hot day.

From The Duke Of Chimney Butte by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)