Bung

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Bung
Author: Noah Webster

BUNG, n.

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

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

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

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

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Bung," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L21MCMAKNVWRRMG.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Bung." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L21MCMAKNVWRRMG.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Bung' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L21MCMAKNVWRRMG.