Etymology

bungboard

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Today it means: A removable panel on a pipe organ, located on the front or bottom of the pallet box, which seals the windchest. Full definition →

English board ← Middle English bord ← Old English bord
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The story

  1. Englishbung
  2. Proto-Germanic*burdą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*bord
  4. Old Englishbord
  5. Middle Englishbord
  6. Englishboard
  7. English todaybungboard

From bung + board.

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