knothole

ˈnɑtˌhoʊl

Definition

Definition of knothole - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

woodworking

Rare

hole in wood where a knot was

Rare

The fence had a knothole perfect for peeking through.

gap

hole

opening

sports

Dated

youth league baseball in Cincinnati

Dated

He played in the knothole league every summer.

club

league

team

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hole in wood where a knot was

Origin of knothole

Old English, cnotta (knot) + hol (hole)

Examples of knothole in a sentence

The knothole revealed a hidden view of the garden.
The knothole games were the highlight of his childhood.
Parents volunteered at the knothole matches every weekend.

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French:trou de nœud, ligue de baseball jeunesse de Cincinnati, ...
German:Astloch, Knothole-Liga, ...
Italian:foro del nodo, lega giovanile di baseball di Cincinnati, ...
Spanish:agujero de nudo, liga juvenil, ...
Portuguese:buraco de nó, liga knothole, ...
Chinese:节孔, 青少年棒球联盟, ...
Japanese:節穴, ノットホールリーグ, ...
Arabic:ثقب العقدة, دَوْري نوت هول لِلشَباب, ...
Hebrew:חוּר בָּעֵץ, קְנוֹטְהוֹל, ...
Russian:сучковатое отверстие, молодёжная лига, ...
Ukrainian:сучок, молодіжна ліга, ...
Hindi:गाँठ का छेद, नॉटहोल लीग, ...
Bengali:গিঁটের গর্ত, নটহোল, ...
Catalan:forat de nus, lliga juvenil de beisbol de Cincinnati, ...
Czech:sukovník, mládežnická baseballová liga v Cincinnati, ...
Danish:knudehul, knothole-liga, ...
Dutch:knoestgat, knothole, ...
Greek:κόμπος, λίγκα Knothole, ...
Hungarian:göcslyuk, cincinnati ifjúsági baseball-liga, ...
Khmer:រន្ធភ្នែកឈើ, លីកបេសបលយុវជននៅទីក្រុងស៊ីនស៊ីណាទី, ...
Korean:옹이 구멍, 너트홀 리그, ...
Persian:سوراخ گره‌ای, نات‌هول, ...
Polish:sęk, liga knothole, ...
Portuguese (BR):buraco de nó, liga knothole, ...
Romanian:nod, liga knothole, ...
Swedish:kvist, ungdomsliga, ...
Thai:รูปมไม้, ลีกน็อทโฮล, ...
Turkish:düğüm deliği, gençler ligi, ...
Vietnamese:lỗ nút, giải bóng chày thiếu niên, ...

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