bung

English

/ˈbʌŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.
  • A cecum or anus, especially of a slaughter animal.
  • (slang) A bribe.
  • The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is filled; bunghole.
  • (obsolete) A sharper or pickpocket.

Etymology

Derived from Dutch, Flemish bonge derived from French bonde derived from Latin punctus (pierced, striped, pricked, punctured, stippled, marked with points).

Origin

Latin

punctus

Gloss

pierced, striped, pricked, punctured, stippled, marked with points

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