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Manhole
noun, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
"The king had scarce ceased to writhe, When hate gave a terrible laugh, Like a manhole opened to Hell."
- 2 a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure wordnet
- 3 A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
- 4 The anus of man, in a sexual context. informal
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:manhole."
- 5 The vulva or vagina of a trans man.
Etymology
From man + hole.
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