Definitions for shot hole
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
shot′ hole`(n.)
a condition in plants in which small, rounded spots drop out of the leaves, appearing as if the leaves were riddled by shot, resulting from infection or injury.
Category: Plant Pathology
Origin of shot hole:
1795–1805
shot•holeˈʃɒtˌhoʊl(n.)
a hole drilled in rock, coal, ore, etc., to hold explosives used in blasting.
Category: Mining
Origin of shothole:
1870–75
Princeton's WordNet
shot hole(noun)
drill hole for a charge of an explosive
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