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lubber's hole

lubber's hole noun: a hole through the platform surrounding the upper part of a ship's mast, through which one may climb to go aloft.

Noun

lubber's hole (plural lubber's holes)

  1. A hole through the platform surrounding the upper part of a ship's mast, through which one may climb to go aloft.

Forms of lubber's hole

plurallubber's holes

Questions about lubber's hole

What does lubber's hole mean?
Lubber's hole means a hole through the platform surrounding the upper part of a ship's mast, through which one may climb to go aloft.
What part of speech is lubber's hole?
Lubber's hole is a noun.
What is the plural of lubber's hole?
The plural of lubber's hole is lubber's holes.

Words near lubber's hole in the dictionary

  1. lubber
  2. lubber fiend
  3. lubber fiends
  4. lubber line
  5. lubber lines
  6. lubber's hole
  7. lubber's holes
  8. lubberland
  9. lubberlands
  10. lubberlike
  11. lubberliness

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