drophole
English
Etymology
drop + hole
Noun
drophole (plural dropholes)
- A hole designed for something to be dropped through.
- Synonym: fallway
- 1998, Witi Ihimaera, Bulibasha
- I had been given another job – the digging of a drophole for the outhouse toilet.
- 2018, Robert Sacré, Charley Patton: Voice of the Mississippi Delta
- On the ceiling above this space on the second floor was an iron ring, and directly below it was a drophole operated by a lever. This device was designed for hangings of criminals convicted of capital offenses.