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Spund
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German
de:
Pronunciation
de /ʃpʊnt/
de De-Spund.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ʊnt 1
de Spund
Etymology 1
From Late de gmh spunt m n (meaning both en bung-hole and en bung), probably (ultimately) from de la expūnctum (la expungere), whence gml spunt 1, dum spond 1 (→ dum spondgat), nl spon 1. Originally only with the meaning of en bung-hole (de Spundloch, de Anstichöffnung). Possibly through an Italian intermediate it spunta.
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
bung, plug, tap stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of wood or rubber used to prevent fluid from passing through the opening of a vessel
de Verschlußzapfen Zapfen
de Korken
de voll bis zum Spunde full to the brim full to the bung
de woodworking a slat elongated protrusion on the side of a (wooden) plank used to join it with another plank that has a fitting groove to receive the slat; en tongue protrusion
de Feder
de Nut<q:receiving side>
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Derived terms
de Spundbohle
de Spundverschluss
de Spundwand
de Fassspund
Related terms
de Spundloch
Descendants
cs špunt 1
Etymology 2
de
Noun
m,(e)s,e
de informal derogatory an inexperienced, young man
de Jungspund
Declension
m,(e)s,e
Derived terms
de Jungspund
References
Further reading
96298
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