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KNOTHOLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knothole mean? 

KNOTHOLE (noun)
  The noun KNOTHOLE has 1 sense:

1. a hole in a board where a knot came outplay

  Familiarity information: KNOTHOLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KNOTHOLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A hole in a board where a knot came out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("knothole" is a kind of...):

hole (an opening into or through something)

Holonyms ("knothole" is a part of...):

board; plank (a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes)


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