Dictionary - Definition of DOGHOLE


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or apartment.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Doghole" is a common misspelling or typo for: dog-hole.

Date "Doghole" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: DOGHOLE

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Mining	A small opening from one place in a coal mine to another; smaller than a breakthrough. Syn: monkey hole. (references)
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Expressions	Domain	Definition
Doghole mine	Mining	Name applied to small coal mines that employ fewer than 15 miners. The so-called dogholes are most numerous in Kentucky, but there are many in Virginia and West Virginia. (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or apartment.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "DOGHOLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Mining	A small opening from one place in a coal mine to another; smaller than a breakthrough. Syn: monkey hole. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Doghole mine	Mining	Name applied to small coal mines that employ fewer than 15 miners. The so-called dogholes are most numerous in Kentucky, but there are many in Virginia and West Virginia. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top