"cathole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: catholes [plural]
Etymology: cat + hole Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cat|hole}} cat + hole Head templates: {{en-noun}} cathole (plural catholes)
  1. A small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc in order to bury faeces. Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-cathole-en-noun-3QjeTg4U Disambiguation of Feces: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 53 47
  2. (nautical) Either of two circular holes cut in the stern of a sailing man of war on the level of the capstan, used for the passage of stern hawsers. Categories (topical): Nautical, Feces
    Sense id: en-cathole-en-noun-zIvxsNqN Disambiguation of Feces: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 53 47 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cat hole

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