"cathole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: catholes [plural]
Etymology: From 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 feces. Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-cathole-en-noun-L9o9Ti19 Disambiguation of Feces: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44
  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
    Sense id: en-cathole-en-noun-zIvxsNqN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cat hole, cat-hole

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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