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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cat-hole

/(kăt"hōl`)/ · Cat·-hole · IPA
01 n. One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed.
  1. 1.
    One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports, through which hawsers may be passed.(Naut.)