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knot·hole | \ ˈnät-ˌhōl 
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\Definition of knothole
: a hole in a board or tree trunk where a knot or branch has come out
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knothole
nounknot·hole | \ ˈnät-ˌhōl \
\Kids Definition of knothole
: a hole in wood where a knot has come out
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The first known use of knothole was in 1726
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