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noun
A steep-sided, often conical, depression caused by slumping of ground into a cavity beneath. Shakeholes may or may not contain a cave entrance and/or a stream sink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, UK
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Synonyms: sinkhole, swallow hole, swallet
Antonyms: none provided
History
From shake + hole.
