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chuckhole

[ chuhk-hohl ]
/ ˈtʃʌkˌhoʊl /
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noun Chiefly Midland U.S.
a hole or pit in a road or street; pothole.
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Origin of chuckhole

First recorded in 1830–40; chuck1 + hole

Words nearby chuckhole

chuck-a-luck, Chuckchi, chucker, chucker-out, chuck-full, chuckhole, chuckie, chuck in, chuckle, chucklehead, chuck off
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How to use chuckhole in a sentence

  • The very next day we began dancing and singing and taking turns at the chuckhole bar.

    Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp

  • This was an enormous one two feet in diameter, with a chuckhole before it, formed by the efforts of the teams to mount the log.

    Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6)|John McElroy
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