Definitions for glory-hole

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glory-hole glory hole

Glory-Hole is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 173 anagrams from letters in glory-hole (-eghlloory).

Definitions for glory-hole

noun

1. Nautical. the quarters on a ship that are occupied by the stewards or stokers. lazaretto (def 3). any locker or enclosed space for loose gear.
2. Glassmaking. an auxiliary furnace for reheating glass that has cooled during offhand blowing.
3. Mining. drawhole.

Origin of glory-hole

First recorded in 1830-40

Examples for glory-hole

After a few days at the “glory hole” we were sent to the rear to billets.

Make sure they are put there when not in use, instead of being tossed into some convenient "glory hole."

The trench point where the bombing occurred was called the “glory hole,” and it was well named.

The crater was immediately organized as a listening-post and ever afterwards it was known as the "glory hole."

Fritzie had a special spite at the "glory hole," and every little while he would strafe it.