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Definition of Plughole
1. Noun. A hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away).
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Plughole
1. Noun. The hole at the bottom of a sink or tub, which can be blocked using a plug. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plughole
Literary usage of Plughole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dressing of Minerals by Henry Louis (1909)
"... which opens the lower plughole A, the upper plughole A' being at the same time
closed to prevent the water escaping from the main body of the apparatus, ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1869)
"... thus forming some hydrogen and carbonic oxide, which serve to enrich the gas;
o is a small plughole by which the state of the fire may be inspected, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"They are best made like those used for soda crystals, with a plughole for running
oil the mot lier liquor. They ought to be numerous enough to permit of the ..."
4. The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer by Richard Burn (1820)
"... or run elsewhere, and shall have no pipe or other conveyance entering into or
passing out of the same, except the plughole or pipe- from each ..."
5. Forest Life and Forest Trees: Comprising Winter Camp-life Among the Loggers by John S. Springer (1851)
"... it is thrown into casks or vats, and when the sugar has formed, the molasses
is drained off through a plughole slightly obstructed by tow. ..."
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