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ash-holes

ash-holes is the plural of ash-hole.

Meaning of ash-hole

Noun

ash-hole (plural ash-holes)

  1. A hole beneath a fireplace or a receptacle in a furnace to receive falling ash.
    • The lower part of the furnace designed for receiving the ashes, and giving passage to the air, is called the Ash-hole. The ash-hole is terminated above the Grate, the use of which is to support the coals and wood, which are to be burnt thereon: this part is called the Fire-place.1764, Pierre Joseph MacQuer, translated by Andrew Reid, Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, volume 1, page 180
  2. (archaic) A hole or other space into which ashes and other waste are disposed.
    • § 19. All ash-holes or ash-houses within the said city shall be built of stone or brick, without the use of wood in any part thereof.1859, A Compilation of the Laws of the State of New York, page 57

Questions about ash-holes

What is ash-holes the plural of?
Ash-holes is the plural of ash-hole.

Words near ash-holes in the dictionary

  1. ash-heap
  2. ash-heap-cake
  3. ash-heap-cakes
  4. ash-heaps
  5. ash-hole
  6. ash-holes
  7. ash-hopper
  8. ash-hoppers
  9. ash-leaf
  10. ash-leaved maple
  11. ash-leaves

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