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taphole
noun tap·hole \ˈtap-ˌhōl\
Definition of TAPHOLE
: a hole for a tap; specifically : a hole at or near the bottom of a furnace or ladle through which molten metal, matte, or slag can be tapped
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First Known Use of TAPHOLE
1594
Rhymes with TAPHOLE
airhole, armhole, atoll, bankroll, beadroll, bedroll, black hole, blackpoll, blowhole, borehole, bunghole, cajole, catchpole, charcoal, chuckhole, condole, console, control, creole, Creole, dipole, drumroll, dry hole, Dutch roll, egg roll, enroll, ensoul, extol, eyehole, field goal, fishbowl, flagpole, foxhole, funk hole, hard coal, half sole, heart-whole, hellhole, Huichol, inscroll, insole, in whole, keyhole, kneehole, knothole, leaf roll, logroll, loophole, manhole, maypole, midsole, Mongol, outsole, parole, patrol, payroll, peephole, pesthole, pinhole, pistole, pitchpole, porthole, posthole, pothole, redpoll, ridgepole, Sheol, shot hole, sinkhole, ski pole, slipsole, snap roll, sotol, sound hole, spring roll, tadpole, thumbhole, top-hole, touchhole, unroll, washbowl, weep hole, white hole, wormhole
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