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Definition of knothole in English: knotholenounˈnɒthəʊlˈnɑthoʊl A hole in a piece of timber where a knot has fallen out, or in a tree trunk where a branch has decayed. Example sentencesExamples - I placed my foot onto one of the knotholes on the trunk and hoisted myself up.
- Discreet knotholes in the wood provided excellent openings for eavesdropping.
- I'd been hoping there might be a knothole on the inside wall that would give me a view down over the classroom.
- I could clearly see the bark, knotholes, even trunk rings in the petrified stumps - an indication of the growth of the trees in spring and summer.
- Somehow, it reminds me of when I was a kid, sitting in church, bored, staring at the pine wood ceiling, counting or looking for patterns in the knotholes.
Definition of knothole in US English: knotholenounˈnɑthoʊlˈnäthōl A hole in a piece of timber where a knot has fallen out, or in a tree trunk where a branch has decayed. Example sentencesExamples - I could clearly see the bark, knotholes, even trunk rings in the petrified stumps - an indication of the growth of the trees in spring and summer.
- Discreet knotholes in the wood provided excellent openings for eavesdropping.
- I'd been hoping there might be a knothole on the inside wall that would give me a view down over the classroom.
- Somehow, it reminds me of when I was a kid, sitting in church, bored, staring at the pine wood ceiling, counting or looking for patterns in the knotholes.
- I placed my foot onto one of the knotholes on the trunk and hoisted myself up.
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