lughole

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• lughole — UK [ˈlʌɡˌhəʊl] / US [ˈlʌɡˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms lughole : singular lughole plural lugholes British informal an ear …   English dictionary

• lughole — noun ear …   Wiktionary

• lughole — lug|hole [ˈlʌghəul, ˈlʌgəul US oul] n BrE humorous an ear …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lughole — n British ear. A common term of the 1950s and 1960s which now sounds folksy or dated, although the comedian Frankie Howerd employed pin back your lugh oles as one of his catchphrases. Lug has been the commonest colloquialism for ear outside… …   Contemporary slang

• lughole — noun Brit. informal an ear …   English new terms dictionary

• lughole — noun (C) BrE humorous an ear …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lughole — n. sl. the ear orifice. Etymology: LUG(2) + HOLE …   Useful english dictionary

• lug — lug1 [lʌg] v past tense and past participle lugged present participle lugging [T] informal [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] to pull or carry something heavy with difficulty lug sth around/up/into/onto etc sth ▪ It… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lug — 1 lugged, lugging verb (T) to pull or carry something heavy with difficulty: lug sth up/down/around etc: I lugged my suitcase up the stairs and rang the bell. 2 noun (C) 1 a part of something that sticks out and can be used as a handle or a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lug-hole — Noun. The ear hole. Also lughole. See lug …   English slang and colloquialisms