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ash-hole

noun

Etymology

From ash + hole. First attested in the 17th century.

  1. derived from van Hole
  2. derived from hóll
  3. borrowed from Hole
  4. derived from *hulwiją✻
  5. derived from *hulwī✻
  6. derived from holh
  7. compounded as ash-hole — “ash + hole”

Definitions

  1. A hole beneath a fireplace or a receptacle in a furnace to receive falling ash.

    • This provoked the Irishman and his wife, and as the old man was taking out ashes from an ash-hole, the master went down, and as the slave raised his head, the man struck him about the temple, with a long handled scrubbing-brush.
    • The fireplace has a long chimney with an ashhole; the other part of the furnace, which contains the metal, is made either of a circular or oval shape, and vaulted ; its bottom is made of earth, rammed down

  2. A hole or other space into which ashes and other waste are disposed.

    • § 19. All ash-holes or ash-houses within the said city shall be built of stone or brick, without the use of wood in any part thereof.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA