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feedhole

noun

Etymology

From feed + 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 feedhole — “feed + hole”

Definitions

  1. A hole through or into which something is fed.

    • Approximately three chambers are periodically fed with fuel by lifting the metal lid from the feedhole, charging fine coal with a small hand shovel and then replacing the lid.

  2. Any of the holes in punched paper that engage with the sprocket in a machine.

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