jawhole

词形变化

jawholes 复数

别名

jaw hole jaw-hole

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hole or an open drain into which sewage or waste water is thrown; the opening of a sewer; or a cesspool or cesspit, an underground pit or container used to collect and store sewage and wastewater from a house in areas without a centralized sewer system.

    苏格兰 过时 方言
  2. 2.

    A jawbox or tenement sink.

词源

Scottish dialectal term in use since the mid-1700s, with an early appearance in 1760. From jaw (a Scots verb meaning "to pour, throw out, or splash) + hole.

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