chuckhole

American  

[chuhk-hohl] / ˈtʃʌkˌhoʊl /

noun

Chiefly Midland U.S.

1. a hole or pit in a road or street; pothole.

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Etymology

Origin of chuckhole

First recorded in 1830–40; chuck ¹ + hole

Example Sentences

A chuckhole reported one morning is usually filled by the highway department that same afternoon�after a prodding phone call from the paper.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Kemp, Harry

The other boys had meanwhile found axes, cut down and trimmed up some pine poles and were piling them into the chuckhole under Si's practical guidance.

From Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran by McElroy, John

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.

From Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran by McElroy, John