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port hole

 [pawrt-hohl, pohrt-]   Origin

port·hole

   [pawrt-hohl, pohrt-]
noun
1.
a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light. Compare port4 (def. 1).
2.
an opening in a wall, door, etc., as one through which to shoot.
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Origin:
1585–95; port4 + hole
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Port hole is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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porthole
1591, from port (2) + hole.
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