knothole

[ not-hohl ]

/ ˈnɒtˌhoʊl /

noun

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

Nearby words

knossos, knot, knot garden, knot stitch, knotgrass, knothole, knotroot, knotted, knotter, knotting, knotty

Origin of knothole

First recorded in 1720–30; knot¹ + hole

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Examples from the Web for knothole

His plight being observed through a knothole, his enemies climbed upon the fence and regarded him seriously.
Penrod and Sam|Booth Tarkington
Listlessly Mellie caught up a handful of pebbles and shied them one by one at a knothole in the woodshed wall.
The Duck-footed Hound|James Arthur Kjelgaard
If Seth had arrived he could shout through that knothole and possibly be heard.
The Woman-Haters|Joseph C. Lincoln
"It was a good thing the knothole was there," said Aunt Jamesina rather severely.
Anne Of The Island|Lucy Maud Montgomery

He had stepped out of the ranks, and was performing strange manoeuvers about a knothole that looked into the courting-box.
Sandy|Alice Hegan Rice

British Dictionary definitions for knothole

knothole

/ (ˈnɒtˌhəʊl) /

noun

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

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