noun
doghole
Doghole (noun) means a mean, wretched dwelling considered suitable only for dogs.
noun
1
A mean, wretched dwelling considered suitable only for dogs.
"Nice was then no glamorous watering hole but a 'doghole' – 'the most doghole I think that be in world', so Mason wrote to Pate."
— Susan Brigden, Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest (2012)
2
A small, shallow bay surrounded by high cliffs, reachable only by small boats.
3
(historical) A small 19th-century sailing ship built to sail in shallow water and carry goods along the coast.
"This lumber was shipped off the coast by loading doghole schooners by cable (Harrison 1892)"
— Marco Meniketti, Timber (2020)
"It happened one year, early in the last century, when a doghole schooner foundered , and the poor young man was drowned along with several sailors."
— M Dressler, The Last to See Me (2017)
4
A small mine with fewer than fifteen workers, too small for certain safety laws to apply.
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Etymology
From Middle English doghole. By surface analysis, dog + hole.
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What is the meaning of doghole?
"doghole" (noun) means a mean, wretched dwelling considered suitable only for dogs.
What are the different meanings of doghole?
"doghole" has 3 main meanings: 1. A mean, wretched dwelling considered suitable only for dogs; 2. A small, shallow bay surrounded by high cliffs, reachable only by small boats; 3. (historical) A small 19th-century sailing ship built to sail in shallow water and carry goods along the coast.
