feedhole

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noun

A hole through or into which something is fed.

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Meanings

nounfeedhole (plural feedholes)

plural feedholes

  1. engineeringA hole through or into which something is fed.

    Approximately three chambers are periodically fed with fuel by lifting the metal lid from the feedhole, charging fine coal with a small hand shovel and then replacing the lid.

    1978, Albert Parker, Industrial air pollution handbook, page 564
  2. Any of the holes in punched paper that engage with the sprocket in a machine.

Origin

From feed + hole.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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