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pesthole

pesthole noun: a place where a contagious disease is present or likely.

Noun

pesthole (plural pestholes)

  1. A place where a contagious disease is present or likely.

Forms of pesthole

pluralpestholes

Origin of pesthole

From pest (“disease”) + hole (“miserable place”).

Questions about pesthole

What does pesthole mean?
Pesthole means a place where a contagious disease is present or likely.
What part of speech is pesthole?
Pesthole is a noun.
What is the plural of pesthole?
The plural of pesthole is pestholes.

Words near pesthole in the dictionary

  1. pestersome
  2. pestery
  3. pestfree
  4. pestful
  5. Pesth
  6. pesthole
  7. pestholes
  8. pesthouse
  9. pesthouses
  10. pesticidal
  11. pesticidally

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