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shot hole

Syllabification: (shot hole)
Definition of shot hole

noun

  • 1a hole made by the passage of a shot.
  • 2a hole bored in rock for the insertion of a blasting charge.
  • 3a small round hole made in a leaf by a fungus or bacterium, especially in a fruit tree following an attack of leaf spot.
  • a small hole made in wood by a boring beetle.

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