plughole

English

Alternative forms

• plug hole, plug-hole

Etymology

From plug +‎ hole.

Pronunciation

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Noun

plughole (plural plugholes)

1. (chiefly Australia, New Zealand, British) The hole at the bottom of a bath, sink or tub, which can be blocked using a plug; a drain (US)
   • 2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 28, in Small Island‎^[1], London: Review, page 295:

     The plughole started to slurp loudly as the water went down it.

   • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 199:

     He jabbed his fingers into his hair and worked the dirt from the follicles, watched it swirl away down the plughole, sandy granules, flakes of dust and ash.

Translations

drain hole of a bath or a basin

• Maori: puta wai