knothole

[ not-hohl ]

noun

1. a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot.

knothole

/ ˈnɒtˌhəʊl /

noun

1. a hole in a piece of wood where a knot has been

Word History and Origins

Origin of knothole¹

First recorded in 1720–30; knot ¹ + hole

Example Sentences

But Monte come to the shack and watched Cash through a knothole the size of one eye till Cash opened up his heart and the bag.

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After dressing her in her new costume I turned her loose and watched through a knothole in the drive-shed.

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There seemed to be a great owl hooting from every hollow tree, and a little one screeching from every knothole.

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Peering out through a knothole in one of the boxes, she saw Mattie Williams and her partner, Sam.

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Moreover, there was a knothole in the high wooden fence that inclosed the lower portion of the yard.

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