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LUBBER'S HOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lubber's hole mean?
• LUBBER'S HOLE (noun)
The noun LUBBER'S HOLE has 1 sense:
1. hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds
Familiarity information: LUBBER'S HOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lubber's hole" is a kind of...):
hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)
Holonyms ("lubber's hole" is a part of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
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