˜yĐÄvlog

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shot hole

noun

  1. a condition in plants in which small, rounded spots drop out of the leaves, appearing as if the leaves were riddled by shot, resulting from infection or injury.


shot hole

noun

  1. a drilled hole into which explosive is put for blasting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shot hole1

First recorded in 1795–1805
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They tidied up a small camp, spotted ash from a few fires and checked to see whether vigilantes shot holes in water barrels.

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About a year later, he says he took his old work laptop with all the recordings out during hunting season and “shot holes” in it.

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But the military officer also shot holes in Democrats’ claim of a White House cover-up of the July 25 phone call, a claim based on records of the call being put in a top-secret server.

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But Arizona Superior Court Judge John R. Hannah, who recently reviewed six banker’s boxes full of court records that Goodyear had stamped confidential, shot holes in this claim.

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When she came out of the shadows, her eyes shot holes in me.

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