SINCE 1828
glory hole
nounDefinition of glory hole
1a
: a furnace for softening glass when it becomes stiff in offhand working and for fire-polishing glass
2
: a receptable (as a box or cupboard) or area into which odds and ends are put haphazardly and in no particular order
3a
: lazaretto sense 3
b
: the quarters of stewards or stokers on board a ship
4
: an opencut or funnel-shaped excavation formed by drawing off soft or broken ore through an underground passage
— called also mill hole
5
: a hole made through the partition of adjoining toilet stalls to enable homosexuals to perform fellatio anonymously
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