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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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
{To bung up}, to use up as by bruising or over exertion; to
exhaust or incapacitate for action [Low]
He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have
spoken these three years. --Shelton
(Trans. Don
Quixote).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bung \Bung\, 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.
2. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is
filled; bunghole.
3. A sharper or pickpocket. [Obs. & Low]
You filthy bung, away --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
bung
n : used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: {spile}]
v : give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond
the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"
[syn: {tip}]
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