highhole
[ hahy-hohl ]
noun
Origin of highhole
11785–95; earlier highwale, hewhole, variant of hickwall
- Also high·hold·er [hahy-hohl-der]. /ˈhaɪˌhoʊl dər/.
Words Nearby highhole
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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 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
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