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Definition of Knothole
1. Noun. A hole in a board where a knot came out.
Definition of Knothole
1. Noun. In a piece of lumber, a '''knothole''' is a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Knothole
1. a hole in a plank [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Knothole
Literary usage of Knothole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vest Pocket Essays by George Fitch (1916)
"A MOUSE is a small, sleek, svelt, lissom animal about the size of a small knothole.
knotholes and mice were made for each other. ..."
2. The William Henry Letters by Abby Morton Diaz (1899)
"Mrs. knothole sends out her invitations, and would be " happy of your company
... Mrs. knothole throws open her house literally, being obliged to take down ..."
3. Long Island Alive! by Francine Silverman (2002)
"The knothole is open for viewing Sundays only, l-4:45pm, June-October; admission
is free. For more information about the knothole, s 516-571-8113. ..."
4. Baseball Goes to War by William B. Mead (1998)
"Far from promoting the noble knothole concept, which was to woo today's ...
At the end of his rope one day in 1944, he tried to clear the knothole section ..."
5. Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau, Amelia Montague Watson (1896)
"... to a knothole in the door, and, after long looking, without seeing, into the
dark, — not knowing how many shipwrecked men's bones we might see at last, ..."
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