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one-holer

one-holer noun: an outhouse with a single hole.

Noun

one-holer (plural one-holers)

  1. (US, slang) An outhouse with a single hole.
    • In the corner by the door is a faucet with a basin beneath it, and beyond this what Chic Sale would call a "family one-holer".1941, P. G. Wodehouse, second Berlin broadcast
    • A friend of mine had a Model T coupe, as tall and chaste as a one-holer.1956, John Steinbeck, Jalopies I Have Cursed and Loved
    Synonyms:
    outhouse

Synonyms of one-holer

Forms of one-holer

pluralone-holers

Questions about one-holer

What does one-holer mean?
One-holer means an outhouse with a single hole.
What part of speech is one-holer?
One-holer is a noun.
What is the plural of one-holer?
The plural of one-holer is one-holers.

Words near one-holer in the dictionary

  1. one-hit wonders
  2. one-hits
  3. one-hitter
  4. one-hitters
  5. one-hitting
  6. one-holer
  7. one-holers
  8. one-horse
  9. one-horse lawyer
  10. one-horse lawyers
  11. one-horse race

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