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GULLY-HOLE

\ɡˈʌlihˈə͡ʊl], \ɡˈʌlihˈə‍ʊl], \ɡ_ˈʌ_l_i_h_ˈəʊ_l]\

Definitions of GULLY-HOLE

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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An opening where gutters empty their contents into the subterraneous sewer.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The mouth of a drain where the water pours with a gurgling noise into the sink or the main sewer.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. The aperture by which drains or gutters discharge into the sewer.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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