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dusthole

dusthole noun: a hole or other receptacle for rubbish; a dustbin.

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 dusthole

pluraldustholes

Origin of dusthole

From dust + hole.

Questions about dusthole

What does dusthole mean?
Dusthole means a hole or other receptacle for rubbish; a dustbin.
What part of speech is dusthole?
Dusthole is a noun.
What is the plural of dusthole?
The plural of dusthole is dustholes.

Words near dusthole in the dictionary

  1. dustful
  2. dusthead
  3. dustheads
  4. dustheap
  5. dustheaps
  6. dusthole
  7. dustholes
  8. dustie
  9. dustier
  10. dusties
  11. dustiest

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