dusthole

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noun

A hole or other receptacle for rubbish; a dustbin.

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Meanings

noundusthole (plural dustholes)

plural dustholes

  1. archaicA hole or other receptacle for rubbish; a dustbin.

    The kitchen was paved with off bits of stone, close to the dust-hole, which was infested with rats […].

    1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 231

Origin

From dust + hole.

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APA

dusthole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dusthole

MLA

“dusthole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dusthole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dusthole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dusthole.

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