earthhole

English

Alternative forms

• earth-hole, earth hole

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English eorthehole, equivalent to earth +‎ hole.

Noun

earthhole (plural earthholes)

1. A hole or cavern in the earth; a cave.
   • 1997, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Death:

     And because she lived — like hundreds of other families — in an earthhole — since all the houses were destroyed — she had nothing to give me.

Anagrams

• haloether