plughole

Etymology

From plug + hole.

noun

  1. (chiefly Australia, New Zealand, Britain) The hole at the bottom of a bath, sink or tub, which can be blocked using a plug; a drain (US)
    The plughole started to slurp loudly as the water went down it. 2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 28, in Small Island, London: Review, page 295
    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. 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 199

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