Etymology

doghole

dog·hole
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Today it means: A place regarded as fit only for dogs: a horrid, mean habitation. Full definition →

Middle English doghole
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromdoghole
  2. English todaydoghole

From Middle English doghole. By surface analysis, dog + hole.

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