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dene hole
noun
- a hole or shaft excavated in the chalk of southern England or northern France, of uncertain origin and purpose
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dene hole1
of uncertain origin: perhaps from dene 1
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Example Sentences
The discovery of a shallow dene-hole, about 14 ft. below the surface, at Stone negatives this theory still further.
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