bunghole
Americannoun
noun
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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
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
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 Clarence Day
So he hurried out, got a cup of water, and poured it into the open bunghole.
From The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales by Jay Van Everen
"It's Bill Ware," said Tomkins; and, without wasting time unnecessarily, Bill Ware plumped himself upon the ground, his mouth to the bunghole.
From Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty by Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield
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