bung 
is filled. 2. Tin- hole or orifice in u cask 
through which it is lillcil; a bung-hole. 3f. 
A pick) kct ; a shnr|nT. 
\vv;i\. you cut purse rascal ! Von Itlthv '/";'/. :i;i\ ! 
si.ni.:. -i Hen. iv., n. 4. 
4. A brewer. | "Kng. slang.] 5. A pile of seg- 
o;ars or setters in :i porcelain -kiln. 
bung 1 (bung), r. I. [< /mill/ 1 , n.\ To stop the 
orifice of with u bung; close. 
All entries t tin 1 soul :nv so .stopped ;iml /tiii.'/>'<f up. 
ll,n,i,,i,,,i,l. \\orks, IV. 07". 
bung- (filing). '' ' [Commonly regarded as a 
|i:irti(Milar use of bung 1 , r. ; but cf. ML(i. IIHII- 
'ii'ii = MHO. IHIH/II-H, beat a drum, (1. dial, bun- 
ili a, biini/in, strike (freq. bimgchi, beat), =OSw. 
0MMO) strike: see bimeli-. Cf. bungle, frrttt*/ 1 .] 
To beat severely; exhaust by hard blows or 
strenuous effort ; bruise ; maul: used chiefly in 
the phrase bnni/i-il n/i : as, he Was all bunged 
it/i in the fight ; the day's work has completely 
biini/eil me H/I. [Slang.] 
bungall (biin'gal), n. [< Ir. IIHHH, a coin, + 
i/iilltlii, foreign, English, <<///, a foreigner, Eng- 
lishman.] A base coin current in Ireland in 
the reign of Queen Elizabeth. At one time it 
passed for sixpence, at another for twopence, 
ami ultimately for a penny. 
bungalow (bung'ga-16), it. [Anglo-Ind.,< Hind. 
IK/ injld (Peri, bilmjla), a thatched cottage, u 
bungalow, lit. belonging to Bengal, Bengalese 
7-M 
I liail >''!! -.'in. tliiirj of tin- wnilil. and had contracted 
lMillt tin- average bad hat)its"f \OHHL: lui'li \\llu have th<- 
nli' care of themselves. and rather bnii'itr the matter. 
C. l>. W.I: I..-I-. lla.'kl.iu Stlldieil, p. hi. 
bungle (bung'gl), . [< bunt/It, r.] A 
performance ; a piece of awkward work ; a 
licitell. It'll;/. 
bungler (bnng'glcr), /'. One who bungles; a 
clumsy, awkward workmun ; one who performs 
without skill. 
If to headniicvorabuii.'nVr in any profession be ihaine- 
n n i ni< in- HI i<l infamous to a scholar 
fill, how chlUiirciullomini. 
to be ilrli 
/.'I 
Bungalow on Penang Hills. 
(house), < Baiitfd, Bengal. Cf. Bengali.] In 
India, a one-storied thatched or tiled house, 
usually surrounded by a veranda ; in the East 
generally, any one-storied dwelling provided 
with verandas. 
It [the roacll leads to ... Kaatana, a regular square 
Indian biiii.Ktlnir, with thatched roofs, verandahs covered 
with creepers, windows opening to the ground, and steps 
leading to the gardens oil every side. 
/,n.hf Braasey, Voyage of Sunbeam, I. xiv. 
Dak-bungalOW, a house for travelers, such as are eon- 
structedat intervals of from 12 to 15 miles on the high- 
roads in many parts of India at the expense of the author- 
ities. The government charges each traveler one rupee 
(al)out forty cents) a day for the use of the bungalow. 
Bungarus (bung'ga-rus), n. [Also Bongarun; 
NL., from the native name bunijur or btmgar.J 
A genus of venomous serpents, of the family 
Elapidtf, natives of India, and closely allied to 
the Naiit, though the neck is not so dilatable. 
In the BHUiiiir.ix j'am'iatuii, the rock-serpent, the head is 
Hat and short, the muzzle round, and the upper jaws are 
furnished with grooved fangs. The color is generally of :i 
light Inn', relieved l>y bands or rings of jetty black. Also 
Btnffgnt, 
bung-drawer (bung'dra"er), n. A wooden mal- 
let of a peculiar form for removing the bung 
from a cask. [Local, Eng.] 
bungerlyt, u- [A var. of bimglebj, < 'bungle + 
-///!.] Bungling; clumsy. 
Oftentimes the more shallow in knowledge the more 
i.ifn'i.'i-i/f in u irkediH'ss. Rep. T. Atltiiitti, Works, II. 4S. 
bungersomc (bung'ger-sum), u. [A dial. var. 
of biiiii/li'KoiiK'.] Clumsy, (irosc. [Prov. Eng.] 
bung-hole (bung'hol), n. A hole or orifice in a 
eiisk through which it is fllled,closed by a bung. 
bungle (bung'gl), r. '. ; pret. and pp. bungled. 
|ipr. IHIIII/HIII/. [Prob. equiv. to "bougie for 
li/nii/lfl. i'rei[. of hiiiigl, beat; cf. G. dial, bungeln. 
strike, beat, fret), of bungen, strike; Sw. dial. 
hinif/lii, work ineffectually, freq. of bmiku, var. 
biiii'kii, Innil.'ii, strike, OSw. bungii, beat: see 
hiini/l. bunch", bunt/'*, and cf. botch 2 , bungle. 
which also goes back to an original sense 
' heat.'] I. intraiiK. To work or act in a clumsy, 
awkward, or blundering manner. 
I 'an you fail or buii'ilf in your (null 
IHilhnin, Satires on the Jesuits. 
1 could rather see thestage tllleil with agreeable objects, 
(hough they might sometime* liiiinitr a little. 
.-ill.. Hi. IVe, No. 1. 
II. li-tiiix. To make or mend clumsily; botch; 
manage awkwardly or blunderingly; perform 
inefficiently. 
Botch and i..ni : il. up damnation 
With pfttcbM. Shale., Hen. V., ii. ;. 
M 
bunglesome (liung'gl-snm), n. [< bungle + 
vow.) Bungling; clumsy. 
bungling (bung'gling), p. a. [Ppr. of bunglt, 
i-.] iTProno to bungle; clumsy: as, "this 
binii/liiii/ wreteh," Oltlluiin. 2. Characterized 
l>y clumsiness; botched. 
Letters to me are not seldom opened, and then sealed in 
a biin-jliii'i manner before they come to my hands. Strijt. 
= Syn. l.'iniuiulii, Uncouth, etc. See iiirlcminl. 
bunglingly (bung'gling-li), tide. In a bungling 
manner; clumsily; awkwardly. 
bungo (bung'go), n. [Origin obscure.] A kind 
of canoe used in Central and South America, 
and in the southern part of the United States. 
liitrtlett. 
bungo-tree (buug'go-tre), u. [< bungo, a native 
name, + <m'.] A leguminous tree of Sierra 
Leone, Itaiiicllitt thuriffra, yielding a fragrant 
gum. 
bung-starter (bung'star'ter), H. A kind of Hat 
mallet for starting a wooden bung from the 
bung-hole. 
bung-stave (bung'stav), n. The stave of a bar- 
rel in which the bung-hole has been made. 
Bungtown copper. See copper. 
bung-vent (buug'vent), n. A valve-stopper 
designed to allow air to enter a cask without 
permitting the gases generated within it to es- 
cape, or the reverse. 
bunion, bunyon (bun'yon), u. [Formerly also 
buiiuin, biiiinion, bitiiiiitin ; < It. bitt/noite, a Knob, 
a boil or blain, aug. of equiv. bugno, prob. < 
OF. but/lie, buigne. bune, a swelling, F. bigne, a 
bump, knob, swelling, perhaps < Icel. bunga, an 
elevation, allied to buiiki, a heap: see bunch and 
biinl;.~\ A swelling on the foot caused by the 
inflammation of a bursa, especially that over 
the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe. 
It may occur, however, over the corresponding joint of 
the fifth digit, or more rarely over the scaphoid Iwne. 
Bunium (bu'ni-um), n. [NL. (L. bunion 
Pliny), < Gr. jioivtov, plant, perhaps the earth- 
nut; cf. jlowiac,, a plant of the rape kind.] 
A genus of plants, of the natural order i'mbelli- 
J'erte, with tuberous roots, natives of Europe and 
western Asia. II. itexuatuui.tAaoeMtAeartlinut, hawlt- 
nut, kippermit, and jili/nut, is a plant with a root as large 
as a nutmeg, hard, tuberous, anil brown. See farthnut. 
bunk (bungk), . [Of Scand. oiigin, prob. 
affected in sense by bunk, dial, benk, bink, a 
bench: < (1) Icel. buiiki = OSw. and Sw. dial. 
bmihi- = Norw. bunke = Dan. bunke, a heap, pile 
(cf. MLG. bunk, a bone, esp. one of the promi- 
nent bones of a large animal, = OFries. bunkt. 
East Fries, bunke, North Fries, bunk, abone), ap- 
par. the same as (2) ODan. bunke, a cargo stowed 
in the hold of a ship, the hold itself, the bilge, 
the bottom, = OSw. bunke, part of a ship, prob. 
the hold; prob. also the same as (3) ODan. 
/)HiiAr=:Hw. bunke =Norw. bunka, bunk, abroad, 
low milk-pan, and (4) ODan. bunke, the site of 
a building : these forms being more or less con- 
fused with (5) Icel. bunga, a slight elevation, 
= Norw. bvngn, a little heap, bung, byng, bunk, 
a slight protuberance or dent, bungutt, btinkutt, 
dented, appar. connected (as bumift, a blow, 
with biiinpV, a protuberance, or as bunch 2 with 
binirh 1 ) with Sw. btinga, strike: see fci/nc/i 2 and 
lninr/2, and cf. OHMO/i 1 , which may be considered 
an assibilated form of bunk. Cf. bulk.} 1. A 
wooden case or compartment in a vessel, a 
sleeping-car, etc.. and sometimes in a dwelling- 
house, used as a sleeping-berth. 
1 ~ii"iiM . . . paw over the rest of hlK voyage liy saying 
that be was confined to bis 61114*, and saw no more of it. 
//. Kingslfy, Ravenshoe, Ii. (/Mn.v.) 
2. A piece of timber placed across a sled to 
sustain a heavy weight. [U. S.] 
bunk (bungk), r. i. [< buttle, n."\ To occupy a 
bunk; hence, to occupy a bed; sleep: as, the 
two boys bunkrit together. 
. turned in to limit and mess with the crew forward. 
/,'. //. Ihiiin. -If.. licfi.re tin- Mast, p a. 
bunker 1 ilmng'ker), n. [< bunk + -rr l . Cf. 
biniki-r 1 in the sense of 'a bench, a seat.'] 1. 
A bench or sort of chest that serves for a seat. 
bunt 
2. A sort of lixed chest or box; large l.in 
or receptacle : as, a vonl-lnink< r (which see . 
3. In the game of golf, a Hand-hole anywhere 
on the grounds. 
bunker- (Imng'ker). ii. [Short for iiioMnbuiiker, 
q. V.] A menhaden. 
bunker-plate (bung'ker-)ilat), . An iron plate 
covering a hole in a ship'-- deck leading to the 
coal-bunker. 
bunko, bunco ( bung'ko), . [Perhaps a corrup- 
tion of It. biiniti, a bank or money-changer's 
stall; cf. bunk, as related to bank.] A swindle 
practised by two or more confederates upon a 
stranger (generally by gaining his confidence 
on the ground of alleged previous acquaintance 
with himself or some of his friends), who is al- 
lured toahouse, and there fleeced at some game, 
openly robbed, or otherwise victimized. Also 
called bunko-game. [American slang or cant.] 
bunko (bung'ko), ?. t. To victimize, as by a 
bunko-man. [American slang or cant.] 
A Heading banker buittoetl. 
fltiliiiMjJiiu Time* (1883), No. 2892, p. 2. 
bunko-game (buug'kd-gam), n. Same as bunko. 
bunko-joint (bung'ko-joint), n. A house or 
rendezvous to which strangers are allured, and 
in which they are victimized, by bunko-men. 
[American slang or cant.] 
bunko-man (bung'ko-mau), n. A person who 
practises the bunko swindle. [American slang 
or cant.] 
bunko-steerer (bung'ko-ster'er), n. That one 
of the swindlers called bunko-men who allures 
or steers strangers to the bunko-joint or rendez- 
vous. [American slang or cant.] 
bunks (bungks), n. The wild succory. [Prov. 
Eng.] 
bunkum, n. See buncombe. 
bunn, n. See 6i. 
bunnel (bun'el), n. [E. dial. dim. of bun'*, .] 
A dried hemp-stalk, used by smokers to light 
their pipes, druse. [Prov. Eng.] 
bunney, n. See bunny 3 . 
bunniant, . An obsolete spelling of bunion. 
bunningS (bun'ingz), n.jil. [E. dial.] In letut- 
iiiiniiig, a floor or staging of wood built across 
the lode over tho miners' heads, and on which 
the refuse was thrown, so that the mine, origi- 
nally begun as an open work, became covered 
over for its whole length, except under the 
"stowses" or windlasses. The same thlnicwu re- 
peated lower down, the process lieing a sort of unmlil- 
nation of the cast-after-cast method and of underhand 
sloping. The process is no longer used. | Derbyshire, Eng. I 
bunny 1 (bun'i), n. ; pi. tunnies (-iz). [E. dial.] 
A gully formed by water making its way over 
the edge of a cliff. [Hampshire, Eng.] 
bunny* (.bun'i), . [Dim. of bun-, a rabbit.] 
A pet name for a rabbit. 
bunny 3 (bun'i), n. [E. dial., also written bnn- 
ney. Cf. onnion.] A swelling from a blow; a 
bump. [Prov. Eng.] 
bunny 4 ! (bun'i), n. Same as ftomtj) 8 . 
bunnya, - See bunya. 
bunodont(bu'np-dont), n. [< NL. bunodon(t-), 
< Ur. ,iovv6r, a hill, mound, + 6AV (oAm-r-) = E. 
tooth."] In odont., having the crowns of the 
molar teeth elevated into tubercles ; having tu- 
berculate molars : in general, opposed to lophn- 
tltnit; specifically, having teeth of the patteni 
presented by the Bunodonta. 
Bunodonta (bu-no-don'tH), . jil. [NL., neut. 
pi. of bunodon : see bunoilont.] The most prim- 
itive type of the artiodactyls, continued to the 
present day by the non-ruminant or suilline 
quadrupeds of the families Suidu" and Hippopo- 
ttiniida; or the swine and hippopotamus. 
Bnnotheria (bu-no-the'ri-a), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. 
iuiTi'tf, a hill, mound, + ffr/piov, a wild beast.] 
A superordinal group of mammals proposed by 
Cope to cover the whole of the carnivorous ami 
insectivorous types of monodelphous mammals 
ancestrally related to existent forms. 
bunotherian (bu-no-the'ri-an), (i. [< Bunotlic- 
ri<i + -an.] Pertaining to or characteristic of 
the Runotlieriti. E. I), f ';. 
Bunsen burner, cell, fllter-pump. See the 
nouns. 
bunsenite (bun'sen-it), . [After the German 
chemist Robert \V. Knnnen.'] Native nickel 
protoxid, occurring in isometric octahedral crys- 
tals of a green color. The name was also given 
to the gold tellurid krennerite. 
bunt 1 (bunt), r. i. [< ME. buiilen ; of uncertain 
origin; cf. Bret, limni/n. buntn, push, shove; 
cf. also E. /,/-', push, and &!.] 1. To pnsh 
with the horns or head, as a gout or a calf. 
2. To spring; rear. [Prov. Eng.] 
