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highhole

[ hahy-hohl ]
/ ˈhaɪˌhoʊl /
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noun
flicker2.
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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

high ground, high-handed, high hat, high-hat cymbals, high heels, highhole, High Holidays, High Holy Day, high hopes, high horse, high hurdles
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How to use highhole in a sentence

  • Pages 31, 79, 95: Retained inconsistent spellings of highhole/high-hole.

    The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers|John Burroughs

  • This note of the highhole is irrepressibly exuberant and ringing with energy.

    In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham

  • The highhole is in evidence, and his rattling call is calculated to awake the sleepers in that pasture at least.

    In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham

  • The most common are: flicker, highhole, yellow-hammer, and golden-winged woodpecker.

    Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
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