finger hole
noun
one of a set of holes for the finger on the rotating dial of a telephone.
one of two holes or more on a bowling ball for holding the ball.
one of a series of holes on a wind instrument for changing the pitch by being opened or closed.
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Origin of finger hole
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby finger hole
fingerflower, finger food, finger-fuck, finger gate, finger grass, finger hole, fingering, finger in the pie, have a, Finger Lakes, fingerling, finger man
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Example sentences from the Web for finger hole
In some of these old settlements there are houses where the door is still opened from without by a "sneck-bant," or "finger-hole."
Lancashire Sketches|Edwin WaughSix finger-holes, and one brass key at the upper side, and one finger-hole for the thumb at the opposite side.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel