knothole

[ not-hohl ]

/ ˈnɒtˌhoʊl /

noun

a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot.

Origin of knothole

First recorded in 1720–30; knot¹ + hole

Words nearby knothole

knosp, Knossos, knot, knot garden, knotgrass, knothole, knotroot, knot stitch, knotted, knotter, knotting

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Example sentences from the Web for knothole

His plight being observed through a knothole, his enemies climbed upon the fence and regarded him seriously.
Penrod and Sam|Booth Tarkington
Listlessly Mellie caught up a handful of pebbles and shied them one by one at a knothole in the woodshed wall.
The Duck-footed Hound|James Arthur Kjelgaard
If Seth had arrived he could shout through that knothole and possibly be heard.
The Woman-Haters|Joseph C. Lincoln
"It was a good thing the knothole was there," said Aunt Jamesina rather severely.
Anne Of The Island|Lucy Maud Montgomery

He had stepped out of the ranks, and was performing strange manoeuvers about a knothole that looked into the courting-box.
Sandy|Alice Hegan Rice

British Dictionary definitions for knothole

knothole

/ (ˈnɒtˌhəʊl) /

noun

a hole in a piece of wood where a knot has been

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单词	knothole
释义	knothole [ not-hohl ] / ˈnɒtˌhoʊl / noun a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot. Origin of knothole First recorded in 1720–30; knot¹ + hole Words nearby knothole knosp, Knossos, knot, knot garden, knotgrass, knothole, knotroot, knot stitch, knotted, knotter, knotting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for knothole His plight being observed through a knothole, his enemies climbed upon the fence and regarded him seriously. Penrod and Sam\|Booth Tarkington Listlessly Mellie caught up a handful of pebbles and shied them one by one at a knothole in the woodshed wall. The Duck-footed Hound\|James Arthur Kjelgaard If Seth had arrived he could shout through that knothole and possibly be heard. The Woman-Haters\|Joseph C. Lincoln "It was a good thing the knothole was there," said Aunt Jamesina rather severely. Anne Of The Island\|Lucy Maud Montgomery He had stepped out of the ranks, and was performing strange manoeuvers about a knothole that looked into the courting-box. Sandy\|Alice Hegan Rice British Dictionary definitions for knothole knothole / (ˈnɒtˌhəʊl) / noun a hole in a piece of wood where a knot has been Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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