toehole

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noun

The hole at the bottom of a pipe in a pipe organ, which lets pressurized air into the pipe.

OriginEnglish hole ← Middle English hole ← Old English hol →
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Meanings

nountoehole (plural toeholes)

plural toeholes

  1. entertainmentThe hole at the bottom of a pipe in a pipe organ, which lets pressurized air into the pipe.

Origin

  1. Englishtoe
  2. Proto-Germanic*hulaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*hulą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*hol
  5. Old Englishhol
  6. Middle Englishhole
  7. Englishhole
  8. Englishtoehole

From toe + hole.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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