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Knothole

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A hole in a piece of lumber where a knot has dropped out or been removed.

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n. In a piece of lumber, a knothole is a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.

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n. a hole in a board where a knot came out

Word Usage

"This kind of problem is called a knothole, or a block of stacked characters."

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hole

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