Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

starting hole

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: start-ing -hole
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

A place used to hide, or evade pursuit.

Obsolete

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see starting, hole.

Example Sentences

"What trick? what deuice? what starting hole canst thou now find out, to hide thee from this open and apparant shame."
"Advaunce your standard Edward in the field, And march to fire them from their starting holes. A willow lies."
"Whilſt furiouſly all vp and downe doth ſwimme Th'inſnared Fiſh, here on the toppe doth ſcud, There vnderneath the banckes, then in the mud; And with his franticke fits ſo ſcares the ſhole, That each one takes his hyde, or ſtarting hole;"

Etymology

See start (“to cause to flee”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

starting holes (plural)

Questions

What does starting hole mean?: A loophole.
Where does starting hole come from?: See start (“to cause to flee”).

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