bunghole

• The stave in which the filling and emptying bunghole is centered usually is slightly wider than the other staves.
• Lincoln then squatted before the barrel, lifted one end up on one knee, then raised the other end on to the other knee, bent over, and by a Herculean effort, actually succeeded in taking a drink from the bunghole--though he spat it out immediately. —  The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
• When in cask the wine is treated in one of two ways; either the casks are kept constantly filled to the bunghole, causing the foam which rises to the surface during the fermentation to flow over, and thereby leave the wine comparatively clear, or else the casks are not completely filled, in which case the wine requires to be racked several times before it is in a condition for fining. —  Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines
• Cover the bunghole with paper, when the beer has done working; and when it is to be stopped, have ready a pound and a half of hops, dried before the fire; put them into the bunghole, and fasten it up Let it stand twelve months in casks, and twelve in bottles before it be drank. —  A Poetical Cook-Book
• Let the mixture be stirred from the bottom of the cask two or three times daily for three or four days, to assist the melting of the sugar; then paste a piece of linen cloth over the bunghole, and set the cask in a warm place, but not in the sun_; any corner of a warm kitchen is the best situation for it. —  The Book of Household Management

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