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dust hole

dust hole is the alternative form of dusthole.

Meaning of dusthole

Noun

dusthole (plural dustholes)

  1. (archaic) A hole or other receptacle for rubbish; a dustbin.
    • The kitchen was paved with off bits of stone, close to the dust-hole, which was infested with rats […].1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 231

Forms of dust hole

pluraldust holes

Questions about dust hole

What is dust hole the alternative form of?
Dust hole is the alternative form of dusthole.

Words near dust hole in the dictionary

  1. dust devils
  2. dust down
  3. dust filter
  4. dust filters
  5. dust heap of history
  6. dust hole
  7. dust holes
  8. dust jacket
  9. dust jackets
  10. dust kitten
  11. dust kittens

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