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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bung \Bung\ (b[u^]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.
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     2. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is


        filled; bunghole.
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     3. A sharper or pickpocket. [Obs. & Low]
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              You filthy bung, away.                --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     {To bung up}, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to
        exhaust or incapacitate for action. [Low]
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              He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have
              spoken these three years.             --Shelton
                                                    (Trans. Don
                                                    Quixote).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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

















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