plughole

/ ˈplʌɡˌhəʊl /

noun

1. a hole, esp in a bath, basin, or sink, through which waste water drains and which can be closed with a plug

Example Sentences

Not bad for someone once terrified of water in case a shark came up the plughole.

From BBC

The gel often slid straight down the plughole anyway.

From The Guardian

“Why, only last week your own horrible Aunt Sponge flushed my poor dear father down the plughole in the bathtub.”

From Literature

Its latest research reveals that a fifth of consumers confess to pouring fat and grease down the plughole, with those aged 18-34 most likely to do so.

From The Guardian

"We've taken steps to make it even harder to get to the plughole but clearly, this is not something that any member of the public should do".

From BBC