Definition of glory hole
1 a
:a furnace for softening glass when it becomes stiff in offhand working and for fire-polishing glass
b
:an opening directly into the interior of such a furnace;
specifically
:bottoming hole
2
:a receptable (as a box or cupboard) or area into which odds and ends are put haphazardly and in no particular order
3 a
:lazaretto 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
