Cat-hole
Pronunciation : Cat"-hole`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed.
(Naut.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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