Bung-hole
a hole in a cask through which it is filled.
Historical Examples
Familiar Quotations John Bartlett
Roumanian Fairy Tales Various
Locusts and Wild Honey John Burroughs
Housekeeping in Old Virginia Marion Cabell Tyree
The Cook and Housekeeper’s Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Mary Eaton
Tales of lonely trails Zane Grey
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands Charles Nordhoff
The Youthful Wanderer George H. Heffner
The Sandman: His Farm Stories William J. Hopkins
The Three Devils: Luther’s, Milton’s, and Goethe’s David Masson
noun
a hole in a cask, barrel, etc, through which liquid can be poured or drained
n.
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