gloryhole

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verb

To mine using a glory hole.

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Meanings

noungloryhole (plural gloryholes)

plural gloryholes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of glory hole.
verbgloryhole (third-person singular simple present gloryholes, present participle gloryholing, simple past and past participle gloryholed)

present singular third person gloryholes · participle present gloryholing · participle past gloryholed · past gloryholed

  1. businessTo mine using a glory hole.

    Furthermore, gloryholing was extremely hazardous because of having to work on loose slopes and upon some ground which was on fire or through which gas and smoke were issuing. For these reasons gloryholing was abandoned.

    1930, The Mining Congress Journal, volume 16, page 339
  2. rareslangTo have sex through a glory hole.
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APA

gloryhole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloryhole

MLA

“gloryhole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloryhole. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gloryhole,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloryhole.

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