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drawhole

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draw⋅hole

  [draw-hohl]
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–noun Mining.
a funnel-shaped vertical opening cut at the bottom of a stope, which permits the loading of ore into conveyances in the passageways below.
Also called glory hole, mill hole.

Origin:
draw + hole
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