mudhole

[ muhd-hohl ]

/ ˈmʌdˌhoʊl /

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noun

a depression in which mud collects.

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Origin of mudhole

An Americanism dating back to1745–55; mud + hole

Words nearby mudhole

mud flat, mudflow, mud gecko, mudguard, mud hen, mudhole, mudir, mudlark, mudlump, mud map, mudminnow

How to use mudhole in a sentence

The water drained into a shallow low depression in a large meadow, and made a mudhole, a cattle wallow.
South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady
Three miserable weeks I spent somewhere in some stinking Southern Pacific mudhole.
Cue for Quiet|Thomas L. Sherred
The novice is almost certain to run it into a ditch the first thing, or get stuck on a hill, or in a sand patch or a mudhole.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them|James H. Stephenson
There's been enough rubbers lost in that mudhole to about fill it, so it won't take much to fill it up.
Green Valley|Katharine Reynolds

Every mile or so we had to plunge through a quagmire, equal to the worst South African mudhole, which is saying a great deal.
The Land of the Black Mountain|Reginald Wyon