Definitions
close with a cork or stopper
Word origin
From Medieval Dutch bonge, bonne or bonghe (“stopper”), or perhaps from French bonde, which may itself be either of Germanic origin or from Proto-Celtic *bunda—either way probably from puncta (“hole”), the feminine singular form of Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“pierce into, prick”).
Used in a sentence
“With the heavy seas trying to broach the boat they baled — and eventually found someone had forgotten to put the bung in.”
“Andre pulled the bung from the top of a barrel, applied a glass tube with a suction device, and withdrew a pale, almost greenish liquid.”
“It is almost a year since Luton Town's manager, Mike Newell, decided that whistle-blowing was no longer the preserve of referees and went public about illegal bungs.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Barrel stopper”4 letters
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