Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dusthole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dust-hole
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hole or other receptacle for rubbish; a dustbin.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The kitchen was paved with off bits of stone, close to the dust-hole, which was infested with rats […]."

Etymology

From dust + hole.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

dustholes (plural)

Questions

What does dusthole mean?: A hole or other receptacle for rubbish; a dustbin.
Where does dusthole come from?: From dust + hole.

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