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footholes

footholes is the plural of foothole.

Meaning of foothole

Noun

foothole (plural footholes)

  1. A hole in a cricket pitch made by the bowler's foot during the runup.
    • The 24-year-old, who made three one-day appearances against Australia last summer, injured his ankle on Wednesday and further damaged it yesterday when he slipped in the footholes.2006, Mike Averis, The Guardian
  2. A hole into which the foot can be wedged to aid in climbing; a foothold.
  3. (figuratively) A foothold.
  4. A deep footprint; a hole made by a foot.
    • They floundered into deep footholes at every step.1945, Sara Katherine Casey Maynard, Scott and His Men, page 50

Questions about footholes

What is footholes the plural of?
Footholes is the plural of foothole.

Words near footholes in the dictionary

  1. foothold
  2. footholder
  3. footholders
  4. footholds
  5. foothole
  6. footholes
  7. foothook
  8. foothooks
  9. foothot
  10. footie
  11. footies

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