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单词 pesthole
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pesthole

[ pest-hohl ]
/ ˈpɛstˌhoʊl /

noun

a place infested with or especially liable to epidemic disease.

Origin of pesthole

First recorded in 1900–05; pest + hole

Words nearby pesthole

Pessoa, pest, Pestalozzi, pester, pester power, pesthole, pesthouse, pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent
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  • Three American doctors went down into that pesthole of a Cuban city to offer their lives for a theory.

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