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hell⋅hole

  [hel-hohl]
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–noun
1. a place totally lacking in comfort, cleanliness, order, etc.
2. a place or establishment noted for its illegal or immoral practices.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see hell, hole
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hell·hole   (hěl'hōl')   
n.  

  1. A place of extreme wretchedness or squalor.

  2. Obsolete The pit of hell.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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