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

Other Supers apply their mugs to the bunghole and drink, previously holding them upside down.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 by Hogarth, Georgina

Hamlet amused his friend Horatio by tracing the noble dust of Alexander till he found it stopping a bunghole.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 by Various

I forced the end of each yard into the bunghole of an empty brandy-cask, to keep them steady during our progress.

From The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island by Wyss, Johann David

Does not your lordship remember, too, Hamlet's pursuing the dust of C�sar to the ignominious bunghole?

From Arrows of Freethought by Foote, G. W. (George William)