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glory hole

noun

  1. Nautical.

    1. the quarters on a ship that are occupied by the stewards or stokers.

    2. lazaretto.

    3. any locker or enclosed space for loose gear.

  2. Glassmaking.an auxiliary furnace for reheating glass that has cooled during offhand blowing.

  3. Mining.drawhole.



glory hole

noun

  1. informala room, cupboard, or other storage space that contains an untidy and miscellaneous collection of objects

  2. nautical another term for lazaretto

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of glory hole1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

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Though the section of the lake with the glory hole is marked off by buoys, it continues to draw in curious onlookers like gravity.

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“Our shop features several large glory holes and benches and a cold shop. The workspace provides artists with the ability to complete large-scale, complicated projects.”

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Seattle public health officials have suggested the use of “glory holes” as a way to practice “safer” sex during the coronavirus pandemic.

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There are plenty of sexual jokes, including one about Mary Poppins “shagging” the children she cared for, and someone is mockingly compared to a “glory hole.”

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Elsewhere, gloved hands delivered bites of food from openings in a wall designed to evoke glory holes, and later in the evening a palate cleanser was served in the form of a fruit-infused ball gag.

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When To Use

else does glory hole mean?

A glory hole is sexual slang for a slot in a wall in which a man inserts his penis for sexual stimulation by someone on the other side.Content warning: the following content includes references to sexual activity.

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