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verb · intransitive

doghole

dog·hole

doghole · dogholes · dogholed · dogholing

To work in a doghole mine, especially to manually dig up a veinTo work in a doghole mine, especially to manually dig up a vein.

UK/ˈdɒɡhəʊl/US/ˈdɔɡˌhoʊl/

Meaning

1 senses

(slang)To work in a doghole mine, especially to manually dig up a vein.

Origin

From Middle English doghole. By surface analysis, dog + hole.

From Middle English doghole. By surface analysis, dog + hole.

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Forms

dogholes, dogholing, dogholed, dogholed

regular · Lesson

Base form	doghole · to doghole
3rd person singular	dogholes
Present participle	dogholing
Past simple	dogholed
Past participle	dogholed

Tenses

doghole · dogholed · will doghole · have dogholed

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	doghole
he, she, it	dogholes

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have dogholed
he, she, it	has dogholed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will doghole

Past simpleLesson

all persons

dogholed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

doggo doggy doghouse dogma dogmatic

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