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

Prying a plug from the bunghole with his knife, he found water, sweet and delicious, which he drank by rolling the cask carefully and burying his lips in the overflow.

From "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea by Robertson, Morgan

A kerosene barrel standing in front of a grocery store was sucked out of the bunghole and turned inside out, like a lady's slipper.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 by Various

He was a tall, stout man, with black, bushy whiskers, and so strong that he could take a barrel of cider on his knees and drink out of the bunghole.

From Winning His Way by Coffin, Charles Carleton

He confessed afterward that he had taken satisfaction in looking through the bunghole of the hogshead, in believing Uncle John would not find him there.

From The Art of Soul-Winning by Mahood, J.W.