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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bung \bung\ bu^ng, n. cf. w. bwng orfice, bunghole, ir.
buinne tap, spout, ogael. buine.
1. the large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.
1913 webster
2. the orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is
filled; bunghole.
1913 webster
3. a sharper or pickpocket. obs. low
1913 webster
you filthy bung, away. --shak.
1913 webster
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bung \bung\, v. t. imp. p. p. bunged; p. pr. vb. n.
bunging.
to stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung;
to close; -- with up.
1913 webster
to bung up, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to
exhaust or incapacitate for action. low
1913 webster
he had bunged up his mouth that he should not have
spoken these three years. --shelton
trans. don
quixote.
1913 webster
see also:
bunged bunging to bung up
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
bung
n : a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask syn: spile
v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond
the agreed-on compensation; "remember to tip the
waiter"; "fee the steward" syn: tip, fee
2: close with a cork or stopper
see also:
spile tip fee
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