Visual meaning of 'bung-hole' - Social Visual Dictionary

noun

A hole in a vessel, such as a cask, that may be stopped with a bung.

Examples:

"The cooper carefully hammered the bung into the bung-hole of the newly made barrel to seal it tight. "

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noun

The anus.

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Visual illustration for the word "bung" - A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.

bung/ˈbʌŋ/

A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.

vessel/ˈvɛs.l̩/

Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.

hammered/ˈhæməd/ /ˈhæmərd/

To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.

cask/kɑːsk/ /kæsk/

A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.

cooper/ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/

A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.

carefully/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

Visual illustration for the word "hole" - A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.

hole/həʊl/ /hoʊl/

A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.

Visual illustration for the word "barrel" - A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

barrel/ˈbæɹəl/

A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

newly/ˈnjuːli/ /ˈnuli/

Very recently; in the immediate past.

stopped/stɑpt/

To cease moving.

anus/ˈeɪ.nəs/

The lower orifice of the alimentary canal, through which feces and flatus are ejected.

seal/siːl/

A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.