finger hole
Americannoun
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one of a set of holes for the finger on the rotating dial of a telephone.
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one of two holes or more on a bowling ball for holding the ball.
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one of a series of holes on a wind instrument for changing the pitch by being opened or closed.
Etymology
Origin of finger hole
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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“And all I do is try to find a finger hole or a toe hole, somewhere, somewhere.”
From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016
One side was wrapped with yarn to make the finger hole smaller, so it wouldn’t slip off.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Five feet from the top, he reached confidently for a finger hole ...
From A Matter of Proportion by Walker, Anne
In all these old finger hole instruments the scale begins with the first hole, a note in the bagpipe with which the drones agree, and not the entire tube.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various
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