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blockhole

noun

Etymology

From block + hole.

  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 blockhole — “block + hole”

Definitions

  1. A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where…

    A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where they have taken block.

  2. The approximate place where the toe of the bat touches the pitch when a batsman is taking…

    The approximate place where the toe of the bat touches the pitch when a batsman is taking guard.

The neighborhood

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