highhole
[ hahy-hohl ]
/ ˈhaɪˌhoʊl /
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noun
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Also high·hold·er [hahy-hohl-der]. /ˈhaɪˌhoʊl dər/.
Origin of highhole
1785–95; earlier highwale, hewhole, variant of hickwall
Words nearby highhole
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Example sentences from the Web for highhole
Pages 31, 79, 95: Retained inconsistent spellings of highhole/high-hole.
The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers|John BurroughsThis note of the highhole is irrepressibly exuberant and ringing with energy.
In the Open|Stanton Davis KirkhamThe highhole is in evidence, and his rattling call is calculated to awake the sleepers in that pasture at least.
In the Open|Stanton Davis KirkhamThe most common are: flicker, highhole, yellow-hammer, and golden-winged woodpecker.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various