I. noun
1.
a. : a furnace for softening glass when it becomes stiff in offhand working and for fire-polishing glass
b. : an opening directly into the interior of such a furnace ; specifically : bottoming hole
2. : a receptable (as a box or cupboard) or area into which odds and ends are put haphazardly and in no particular order
3.
a. : lazaretto 3
b. : the quarters of stewards or stokers on board a ship
4. : an opencut or funnel-shaped excavation formed by drawing off soft or broken ore through an underground passage — called also mill hole
II. noun
: a hole made through the partition of adjoining toilet stalls to enable homosexuals to perform fellatio anonymously