glory hole









glory hole


noun

  1. Nautical.
    1. the quarters on a ship that are occupied by the stewards or stokers.
    2. lazaretto(def 3).
    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.

noun

  1. informal a room, cupboard, or other storage space that contains an untidy and miscellaneous collection of objects
  2. nautical another term for lazaretto (def. 1)
n.

“a drawer or place where things are heaped together in a disorderly manner,” 1825, the first element probably a variant of Scottish glaur “to make muddy” (mid-15c.), perhaps from Old Norse leir “mud.” Sexual (originally homosexual) sense from 1940s.

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