"Aubrey hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Aubrey holes [plural]
Etymology: Named after the seventeenth-century antiquarian John Aubrey, who observed them in 1666. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Aubrey hole (plural Aubrey holes)
  1. (archaeology) Any of a ring of early chalk pits at Stonehenge, of unknown purpose. Wikipedia link: Aubrey holes Categories (topical): Archaeology

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