shot hole

noun

a condition in plants in which small, rounded spots drop out of the leaves, appearing as if the leaves were riddled by shot, resulting from infection or injury.

Origin of shot hole

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby shot hole

shot, shot clock, shot effect, shot glass, shot heard round the world, shot hole, shot in the arm, shot in the arm, a, shot in the dark, shot metal, shot noise

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British Dictionary definitions for shot hole

shot hole

noun

a drilled hole into which explosive is put for blasting