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shothole

American  
[shot-hohl] / ˈʃɒtˌhoʊl /

noun

  1. a hole drilled in rock, coal, ore, etc., to hold explosives used in blasting.


Etymology

Origin of shothole

First recorded in 1870–75; shot 1 + hole

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Invasive shothole borers leave rust-colored stains on the outside of a tree and tiny holes roughly the size of a half-grain of rice.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2022

Researchers believe the invasive shothole borer arrived in wood pallets or products from Vietnam and/or Taiwan.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2022

Invasive shothole borers have sickened at least 65 varieties of SoCal urban trees — such as box elders, maples, willows, sycamores, oaks and cottonwoods — by infesting them with their primary food source, fusarium fungus.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2022

The online class from 12:30-2:15 p.m. will cover identification of blossom brown rot, bacterial canker, cherry mottle leaf, shothole, cherry bark tortrix and tent caterpillar.

From Seattle Times Jun. 4, 2021

The clear water came gushing up the hatchways from many a shothole; the craft was settling fast, and so we hauled down the ensign and made the signal of distress.

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II by Lever, Charles James

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