CATHOLE

Etymology

Noun

cathole (plural catholes)

A small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc in order to bury faeces.

(nautical) Either of two circular holes cut in the stern of a sailing man of war on the level of the capstan, used for the passage of stern hawsers.

Anagrams

• cholate

Source: Wiktionary


Cat"-hole`, n. (Naut.)

Definition: One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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