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fox⋅hole

  [foks-hohl]
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–noun
a small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area.
Origin:
1915–20; fox + hole
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fox·hole   (fŏks'hōl')   
n.  A shallow pit dug by a soldier in combat for immediate refuge against enemy fire.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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