Dusthole

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A hole or other receptacle for rubbish; a dustbin. archaic

    "The kitchen was paved with off bits of stone, close to the dust-hole, which was infested with rats […]."

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"The kitchen was paved with off bits of stone, close to the dust-hole, which was infested with rats […]."

Etymology

From dust + hole.

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