"dusthole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dustholes [plural]
Etymology: From dust + hole. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dust|hole}} dust + hole Head templates: {{en-noun}} dusthole (plural dustholes)
  1. (now rare) A hole or other receptacle for rubbish; a dustbin. Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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