mudhole

American  

[muhd-hohl] / ˈmʌdˌhoʊl /

noun

1. a depression in which mud collects.

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Etymology

Origin of mudhole

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; mud + hole

Example Sentences

When it’s 5 degrees out and expected to drop, and it’s you and your battle buddy’s turn on night watch to share a sleeping bag in the snow-covered mudhole the two of you have spent the past 12 hours digging, the last thing on anyone’s mind is gender or sex.

From Slate

Halfway there, we left the paved highway and turned onto an unmarked back road with deep sand and an occasional mudhole.

From Washington Post

“The basement is like a dark mudhole,” she said with a shudder.

From New York Times

What looks like a wet patch of grass might hide a mudhole or puddle deeper than your shoe.

From Washington Post

Theresienstadt was “a mudhole, a cesspool, a sty where you couldn’t stretch without touching someone. An ant heap under destructive feet,” she wrote.

From Washington Post