: a hole in a board or tree trunk where a knot or branch has come out
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All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.
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Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 July 2021
The Harding Park knothole gang had an eventful day Thursday at the opening of the PGA Championship.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 6 Aug. 2020
For those Little League/knothole baseball and softball players playing on summer teams, the diamond can get toasty.
—Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 3 July 2018
Veteran scouts recently regaled USA TODAY Sports in stories of a knothole between the clubhouse and the dugout at the old Polo Grounds, with the manager able to relay signs to the hitter.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2017
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Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 July 2021
The Harding Park knothole gang had an eventful day Thursday at the opening of the PGA Championship.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 6 Aug. 2020
For those Little League/knothole baseball and softball players playing on summer teams, the diamond can get toasty.
—Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 3 July 2018
Veteran scouts recently regaled USA TODAY Sports in stories of a knothole between the clubhouse and the dugout at the old Polo Grounds, with the manager able to relay signs to the hitter.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2017
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“Knothole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knothole. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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knothole
noun
knot·hole
-ˌhōl 
: a hole in a board or tree trunk where a knot has come out
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