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Bung

BUNG, noun

1. The stopple of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.

2. The hole or orifice in the bilge of a cast.

BUNG, verb transitive To stop the orifice in the bilge of a cask with a bung; to close up.

BUNG'-HOLE, noun [bung and hole.] The hole or orifice in the bilge of a cask.

 

 

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