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touch⋅hole

[tuhch-hohl]
–noun
the vent in the breech of an early firearm or cannon through which the charge was ignited.


Origin:
1495–1505; touch + hole
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touch·hole   (tŭch'hōl')   
n.  The opening in early firearms and cannons through which the powder was ignited.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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