nosehole

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English

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Etymology

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From nose +‎ hole.

Noun

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nosehole (plural noseholes)

  1. A nostril.
  2. (glassmaking) A small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process.
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