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pot⋅hole

[pot-hohl]
–noun
1. a deep hole; pit.
2. a hole formed in pavement, as by excessive use or by extremes of weather.
3. a more or less cylindrical hole formed in rock by the grinding action of the detrital material in eddying water.
4. a cave opening vertically from the ground surface.

Origin:
1820–30; pot 1 + hole
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pot·hole   (pŏt'hōl')   
n.  
  1. A hole or pit, especially one in a road surface. Also called chuckhole.

  2. A deep round hole worn in rock by loose stones whirling in strong rapids or waterfalls.

  3. Western U.S. A place filled with mud or quicksand that is a hazard to cattle.

pot'holed' adj.
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