Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blockhole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
block-hole
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Etymology

From block + hole.

Inflected Forms

blockholes (plural) block hole (alternative) block-hole (alternative)

Questions

What does blockhole mean?
A small depression in the pitch caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the point where they have taken block.
Where does blockhole come from?
From block + hole.

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