Meanings
nounpesthole (plural pestholes)
plural pestholes
- A place where a contagious disease is present or likely.
Origin
From pest (“disease”) + hole (“miserable place”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian огнище на зараза
- огнище на зараза (ognište na zaraza)place where a contagious disease is present or likely
Dutch pesthaard, pesthol
- pesthaardplace where a contagious disease is present or likely
- pestholplace where a contagious disease is present or likely
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APA
pesthole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pesthole
MLA
“pesthole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pesthole. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pesthole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pesthole.
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