"drophole" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "drop + hole",
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      "form": "dropholes",
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          "ref": "1998, Witi Ihimaera, Bulibasha",
          "text": "I had been given another job – the digging of a drophole for the outhouse toilet.",
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          "ref": "2018, Robert Sacré, Charley Patton: Voice of the Mississippi Delta",
          "text": "On the ceiling above this space on the second floor was an iron ring, and directly below it was a drophole operated by a lever. This device was designed for hangings of criminals convicted of capital offenses.",
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        "A hole designed for something to be dropped through."
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  "word": "drophole"
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  "etymology_text": "drop + hole",
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        "A hole designed for something to be dropped through."
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