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glory hole
glory holen.1. A place, such as a cupboard, for storing odds and ends.2. The opening of a furnace used in glassblowing.3. A vertical mine shaft or pit used for mining ore.4. Vulgar Slang A hole in a wall, especially in a bathroom stall or a booth, used for engaging in anonymous sexual activity.
[Originally, untidy storage place, lazaret : glory, of unknown meaning (perhaps akin to Scots glaury, muddy, from glaur, mud but later influenced by glory, honor, halo, perhaps in reference to the glow of a glassblowing furnace) + hole.]glory hole n 1. (Nautical Terms) informal a room, cupboard, or other storage space that contains an untidy and miscellaneous collection of objects 2. (Nautical Terms) nautical another term for lazaretto1 Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | glory hole - a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a shiplazarettolocker, storage locker, cabinet - a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock |
Translationsglory hole
glory holevulgar slang A hole in a bathroom stall through which anonymous sexual acts take place.See also: glory, holeglory hole
glory hole1. Informal a room, cupboard, or other storage space that contains an untidy and miscellaneous collection of objects 2. Nautical another term for lazarettoglory hole[′glȯ·rē ‚hōl] (civil engineering) A funnel-shaped, fixed-crest spillway. (engineering) A furnace for resoftening or fire polishing glass during working, or an entrance in such a furnace. (mining engineering) An opening formed by the removal of soft or broken ore through an underground passage. (nucleonics) beam hole MedicalSeelazarettoglory hole
Synonyms for glory holenoun a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a shipSynonymsRelated Words- locker
- storage locker
- cabinet
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