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jackhole

jackhole noun: a hole that is created using a jack or wedge.

Noun (1)

jackhole (plural jackholes)

  1. (archaic) A hole that is created using a jack or wedge.
    • As soon as the machine is well under way, the runner determines about where the next rear jack-hole will come, and has the cut made and ready for receiving the jack by the time the machine has finished its cut.1907, Rock Boring, Rock Drilling, Explosives and Blasting, Coal-Cutting Machinery, Timbering, Timber trees, Trackwork, page 48
    • Trout glided into the shadows, feeding upon grey moths, while in the jackhole beneath the red clay hollows big pike stirred lazily.1911, The Nation - Volume 9, page 906

Noun (2)

jackhole (plural jackholes)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang) An obnoxious or contemptible person.
    • Now I hear some of you jackholes want to sue Nancy...HA! good luck!2003, Nickolas, “Planet X Bull”, in sci.astro (Usenet)
    • Your competitive moon is eclipsing my happy place sun, jackhole.2017, Christina Lauren, Dating You, Hating You

Examples of jackhole in a sentence

  • The jackhole had therefore to be abandoned, and no further attempts were made to pierce the strata.1913, Institution of Mining Engineers (Great Britain), The Mining Engineer, page 379:
  • The particular work he was doing when the accident occurred was digging with pick and shovel a jackhole under one of the track rails to prepare a foundation for a track-lifting implement.1927, Reports of cases determined in the district courts - Volume 74, page 22:
  • Finally, Spindrick came to a jackhole with the cover off and protected by a circular barrier.2011, Garry Kilworth, Gaslight Geezers:
  • We came all this way, and the least you can do is stop being a jackhole for five seconds and listen.2019, Kim Chance, Seeker:

Forms of jackhole

pluraljackholes

Origin of jackhole

From jack + hole.

Blend of jackass + asshole; possibly originated as a euphemism.

Questions about jackhole

What does jackhole mean?
Jackhole means a hole that is created using a jack or wedge.
How do you use jackhole in a sentence?
The jackhole had therefore to be abandoned, and no further attempts were made to pierce the strata.
What part of speech is jackhole?
Jackhole is a noun.
What is the plural of jackhole?
The plural of jackhole is jackholes.

Words near jackhole in the dictionary

  1. jackhammers
  2. jackhandle
  3. jackhandles
  4. jackhare
  5. jackhares
  6. jackhole
  7. jackholes
  8. Jacki
  9. Jackie
  10. Jackie Howe
  11. Jackie Howes

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