pophole

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noun

A small door in the side of a chicken coop, normally connected to the ground via a ramp.

“Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes.”

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Meanings

nounpophole (plural popholes)

plural popholes · alternative pop-hole

  1. A small door in the side of a chicken coop, normally connected to the ground via a ramp.

    Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes.

Origin

From pop + hole.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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