Pophole

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small door in the side of a chicken coop, normally connected to the ground via a ramp.

    "Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes."

Example

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"Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes."

Etymology

From pop + hole.

Related phrases

small open door in side of housing for poultry normally connected to ground via ramp

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