knothole

[ not-hohl ]

noun
  1. a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot.

Origin of knothole

1
First recorded in 1720–30; knot1 + hole

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How to use knothole in a sentence

  • Where did the lumber industry get hold of all the knotholes it sold the poor homesteader?

    Land of the Burnt Thigh | Edith Eudora Kohl
  • Chintz and calico, like charity, covered a multitude of sins, as declared in unsightly cracks and knotholes.

  • Why must legs keep on growing and unwelcome Thoughts come out of knotholes?

    Rebecca Mary | Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • The boys stretched themselves upon the floor with their eyes to knotholes in the planking, and lay waiting, in a misery of fear.

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • From a near-by birch Blaise cut a strong, smooth piece of bark without knotholes.

    The Secret Cache | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill

British Dictionary definitions for knothole

knothole

/ (ˈnɒtˌhəʊl) /


noun
  1. a hole in a piece of wood where a knot has been

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