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holer

holer noun: that which holes, perforates etc.

Noun

holer (plural holers)

  1. That which holes, perforates etc.
  2. (US, in-compounds, slang) An outhouse with the specified number of holes for use as toilets.
    • And at recess we all went out to the three-holer toilet, and boy, we had us a ball.1997, Luther Bryan Clegg, The Empty Schoolhouse: Memories of One-Room Texas Schools, page 78

Synonyms of holer

Forms of holer

pluralholers

Origin of holer

From hole + -er.

Questions about holer

What does holer mean?
Holer means that which holes, perforates etc.
What part of speech is holer?
Holer is a noun.
What is the plural of holer?
The plural of holer is holers.

Words near holer in the dictionary

  1. holeproof
  2. holepunch
  3. holepunched
  4. holepunches
  5. holepunching
  6. holer
  7. holers
  8. holes
  9. Holes Bay
  10. holes in one
  11. holes in the head

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