shothole

English

noun

Definitions

(drilling) A hole, very deep but only a few inches wide, which is used to drop explosives beneath the Earth's surface to ease petroleum extraction.

Etymology

Compound from English shot (cleared, discharged) + English hole (miserable place, a hollow).

Origin

English

hole

Gloss

miserable place, a hollow

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

airhole English
antihole English
armhole English
arrow-hole English
arsehole English
asshole English
backshot English
beanhole English
birdshot English
blasthole English
blockhole English
bloodshot English
blowhole English
bolt-hole English
bolthole English
bootyhole English
borehole English
bowshot English
breastshot English
buckshot English
bullethole English
bullshot English
bumhole English
bunghole English
butthole English
cakehole English
cathole English
chuckhole English
coal hole English
cockhole English
cockshot English
corehole English
cornhole English
countershot English
crabhole English
crack shot English
craphole English
creephole English
creepshot English
cubbyhole English
cumhole English
cumshot English
cup-shot English
cyberhole English
denehole English
dickhole English
dihole English
doghole English
downhole English
dreamhole English
driphole English
dusthole English
earhole English
earshot English
earthhole English
eyehole English
eyeshot English
farthole English
feedhole English
fingerhole English
firehole English
foothole English
foreshot English
foxhole English
fuckhole English
funkhole English
grapeshot English
gully-hole English
gunshot English
hailshot English
hand-hole English
handhole English
hawsehole English
headshot English
hipshot English
hole English
hole saw English
hole up English
holeable English
holeful English
holeless English
holelike English
holeproof English
holepunch English
holer English
holeshot English
holey English
holon English
intershot English
ironshot English
jaw-hole English
jumpshot English
keyhole English
killshot English
kneehole English
knothole English
knuckerhole English
lamphole English
leghole English
longshot English
lughole English
mailshot English
maintenance hole English
manhole English
meatshot English
microhole English
midshot English
minihole English
mousehole English
mudhole English
multihole English
multishot English
nanohole English
nosehole English
nutshot English
oarhole English
outhole English
packshot English
peehole English
peephole English
pesthole English
photohole English
piehole English
pigeonhole English
pinhole English
pisshole English
plughole English
poophole English
pophole English
porthole English
posthole English
postshot English
pothole English
potshot English
preshot English
pritchel hole English
pukehole English
pussyhole English
quasihole English
rathole English
rimshot English
ringhole English
rockhole English
roothole English
rudderhole English
scattershot English
screenshot English
scumhole English
shakehole English
shithole English
shot English
shot glass English
shot-clog English
shot-glass English
shotgun English
shotless English
shotlist English
shotmaker English
shotmaking English
shotproof English
shotshell English
shotted English
shottie English
sighthole English
sinkhole English
sleazehole English
slimehole English
slingshot English
slungshot English
smokehole English
snapshot English
snowhole English
spouthole English
spyhole English
stakehole English
stinkhole English
stokehole English
stumphole English
subshot English
suckhole English
sunshot English
tailhole English
taphole English
thumbhole English
thumbshot English
traphole English
underhole English
unshot English
uphole English
upshot English
venthole English
waterhole English
weephole English
wellhole English
woodhole English
wormhole English
shotti Finnish
Onanie German
shot Dutch, Flemish
ショット Japanese
sceot Old English
hole Middle English
شات Persian
হোল Bengali
jaat Marshallese
hul Tok Pisin
olo Sranan Tongo
shat Kriol