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glory hole
noun
- Nautical.
- the quarters on a ship that are occupied by the stewards or stokers.
- any locker or enclosed space for loose gear.
- Glassmaking. an auxiliary furnace for reheating glass that has cooled during offhand blowing.
- Mining. drawhole.
glory hole
noun
- informal.a room, cupboard, or other storage space that contains an untidy and miscellaneous collection of objects
- nautical another term for lazaretto
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glory hole1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
The crater was immediately organized as a listening-post and ever afterwards it was known as the "Glory Hole."
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Fritzie had a special spite at the "Glory Hole," and every little while he would strafe it.
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Make sure they are put there when not in use, instead of being tossed into some convenient "glory hole."
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But when he fell out with old John Holman he–well, there was an explosion underground and the glory-hole stope caved in.
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Here's the old glory-hole (an open pit, not a shaft), an' nobody's been here!
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