earthhole

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earthhole

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From Middle English eorthehole; equivalent to earth + hole. Akin to Scots ert hyle (“earthhole, pit”).

noun earthholes · earth-hole · earth hole

A hole or cavern in the earth; a cave. And because she lived — like hundreds of other families — in an earthhole — since all the houses were destroyed — she had nothing to give me.

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"earthhole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/earthhole. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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earthhole. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/earthhole

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"earthhole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/earthhole.

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@misc{earthhole_2026,
  title = {earthhole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earthhole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}