Meanings
nounplughole (plural plugholes)
plural plugholes · alternative plug hole · alternative plug-hole
- AustraliaNew ZealandUKThe hole at the bottom of a bath, sink or tub, which can be blocked using a plug; a drain (US)
The plughole started to slurp loudly as the water went down it.
2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 28, in Small Island, London: Review, page 2951 more example
He jabbed his fingers into his hair and worked the dirt from the follicles, watched it swirl away down the plughole, sandy granules, flakes of dust and ash.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 199
Origin
Translations
Māori puta wai
- puta waidrain hole of a bath or a basin
Polish otwór odpływowy
- otwór odpływowydrain hole of a bath or a basin
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