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man hole

man hole is the alternative form of manhole.

Meaning of manhole

Noun

manhole (plural manholes)

  1. A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
    • The king had scarce ceased to writhe,
      When hate gave a terrible laugh,
      Like a manhole opened to Hell.1936, Robert Frost, “The Vindictives”, in A Further Range
  2. A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
  3. (informal) The anus of man, in a sexual context.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:manhole.
  4. The vulva or vagina of a trans man.

Forms of man hole

pluralman holes

Questions about man hole

What is man hole the alternative form of?
Man hole is the alternative form of manhole.

Words near man hole in the dictionary

  1. man goo
  2. man hater
  3. man haters
  4. man ho
  5. man hoes
  6. man hole
  7. man holes
  8. man hos
  9. man hour
  10. man hours
  11. man hug

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