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Glory hole
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Mining:
A
hole
in a
mineshaft
where an
orebody
is
mined
upwards until it
breaks
through the
surface
into the
open
air.
●
In Sex:
A
hole
in a
screen
or
wall
big
enough to
allow
an
erect penis
to be
stuck
through, made to
facilitate
anonymous
sex
with another person.
●
A
military
trench.
●
An
excavation
into the
sea
floor
designed
to
protect
the
wellhead
equipment
installed
at the
surface
of a
petroleum
well from
icebergs
or
pack
ice.
●
In Glassblowing:
A
hole
in the
side
of a
furnace
used to
heat
glass
held on
a
metal
rod.
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
A
deep
built-in
cupboard
under the
eaves
or
stairs
of a
house
used for general
storage
,
particularly
of
unrelated
or
unwanted
items
stored
in some disorder.
●
In the
merchant
and Royal Navy:
A
generally
untidy
place.
The
stewards
'
mess
on a
passenger
liner.
The
stokehold
on a coal-burning
tramp
steamer.
●
A
bell
-mouth
spillway
: a
spillway
(a structure in the
reservoir
above a
dam
that allows
overflowing
water to be
released
in a
controlled
fashion
) that is
shaped
like an upside-down
bell
, thereby
giving
the
appearance
of a
hole
in the
surface
of the water.
●
In Canadian English & Fishing:
An especially good place to
fish
, a
particularly
rich
fishing
spot.
Verb
●
Alternative
spelling
of gloryhole
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