Knothole

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.

    "Looking in the same direction, I saw that the knothole in the wall had indeed become a human eye -- a full, black eye, that glared into my own with an entire lack of expression more awful than the most devilish glitter."

  2. 2
    a hole in a board where a knot came out wordnet
  3. 3
    Youth league baseball. Cincinnati, attributive

    "But he was worried that a coach of a knothole team might not like the idea and not let me switch-hit. So, my dad went to the coach."

Etymology

From knot + hole.

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