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Mohole
[
moh
-hohl
]
Mo·hole
/
ˈmoʊˌhoʊl
/
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moh
-hohl
]
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noun
a hole bored through the earth's crust into the region below the Mohorovičić discontinuity, for geological research.
Origin:
Mo
(
horovičić
) (
see
Mohorovičić discontinuity
) +
hole
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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World English Dictionary
Mohole
(ˈməʊˌhəʊl)
—
n
an abandoned research project to drill through the earth's crust down to the Mohorovičić discontinuity to obtain samples of mantle rocks
[C20: from
Moho
(
rovičić
) +
hole
. See
Mohorovičić discontinuity
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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