noun
Meaning 1
A hole designed to receive a thumb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
thumbhole
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verb
Meaning 2
To cut thumbholes (for carrying) in the lids of boxes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 3
a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: finger hole
noun
Meaning 4
the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hole
History
Etymology
From thumb + hole.