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/not"hohl'/, n.a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot.[1720-30; KNOT1 + HOLE]
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knothole — (n.) 1726, see KNOT (Cf. knot) (n.) + HOLE (Cf. hole) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
knothole — ► NOUN ▪ a hole in a piece of wood where a knot has fallen out … English terms dictionary
knothole — [nät′hōl΄] n. a hole in a board, etc. where a knot has fallen out … English World dictionary
knothole — noun In a piece of lumber, a knothole is a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences. Looking in the same direction, I saw that the knothole in the wall had indeed become a… … Wiktionary
Knothole Gang — Currently, popular use of the concept of the Knothole Gang is a minor league baseball promotion used by many of the minor league teams as a special ticket package for children (usually no more than 12 14 years of age) in an effort to bring more… … Wikipedia
knothole — noun Date: 1726 a hole in a board or tree trunk where a knot or branch has come out … New Collegiate Dictionary
knothole — Synonyms and related words: air hole, armhole, blowhole, bullet hole, bunghole, cringle, deadeye, eye, eyelet, gasket, grommet, guide, keyhole, loop, loophole, manhole, mousehole, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket, placket hole, porthole,… … Moby Thesaurus
knothole — n. hole in a piece of lumber where a knot once was … English contemporary dictionary
knothole — noun a hole in a piece of wood where a knot has fallen out … English new terms dictionary
knothole — knot•hole [[t]ˈnɒtˌhoʊl[/t]] n. a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot • Etymology: 1720–30 … From formal English to slang
