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Definition of Bungholes
1. bunghole [n] - See also: bunghole
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bungholes
Literary usage of Bungholes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1853)
"When the goods arrived in London, it was found that nine of the casks at the top
of the loading, under the main hatchway, were lying with their bungholes ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Starch, Glucose, Starch-sugar by Julius Frankel, Ladislaus von Wágner (1881)
"The liquid standing ahove the deposit in the vat is gradually drained off through
the bungholes until the slimy portion of the deposit is reached. ..."
3. Saw-mills: Their Arrangement and Management ; and the Economical Conversion by Manfred Powis Bale (1896)
"For boring and reaming out bungholes, &c., a centre bit, fitted with a taper reamer
... 42. type in use for boring bungholes has a volute-shaped blade, ..."
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