Knothole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Knothole is a noun meaning In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.
Meaning
In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.
More Meanings
- (Cincinnati, sports, attributive) Youth league baseball.
Example Sentences
Besides, there's an old saying: peek not through a knothole, lest ye be vexxed.
In 1955 members organized their first baseball league; softball and knothole baseball were added later.
Poetically enough, the New Richmond knothole field is situated right next to the low, open land between the old and new highway.
But he was worried that a coach of a knothole team might not like the idea and not let me switch-hit. So, my dad went to the coach.
Word Forms
- knotholes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include upshot, knarl, knag, birdeye, posthole, stumphole.
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