kneehole

American  

[nee-hohl] / ˈniˌhoʊl /

noun

1. an open space for the knees and legs, as under a desk.

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kneehole British  

/ ˈniːˌhəʊl /

noun

1. 1. a space for the knees, esp under a desk

   2. ( as modifier )

      a kneehole desk

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Etymology

Origin of kneehole

First recorded in 1860–65; knee + hole

Example Sentences

Jr. stepped out of his car, walked indoors, and soon afterward was busily going through a sheaf of papers at his kneehole desk in the small office to the right of the front door.

From Time Magazine Archive

Several of its drawers were gone; gray and pink gum wads barnacled the underside of the kneehole.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Hamilton pulled them back through the kneehole of the desk and looked at them.

From Bones in London by Wallace, Edgar