Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

five-hole

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
five--hole
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The space between a goaltender's legs.

Etymology

From traditional ice hockey instruction on shooting and scoring at the hockey net goal and goalie, where the fifth target is the central space underneath the goaltender.

Inflected Forms

five-holes (plural) five hole (alternative) 5 hole (alternative) 5-hole (alternative)

Phrases

go five-hole

Questions

What does five-hole mean?
The space between a goaltender's legs.
Where does five-hole come from?
From traditional ice hockey instruction on shooting and scoring at the hockey net goal and goalie, where the fifth target is the central space underneath the goaltender.

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