A hole made in the ground, esp. to receive the foot of a post in building a fence.

A deep hole in the bed of a river or pond.

(see quot.).

Broken ground from which peat has been taken; a pit or hole from which peat has been dug. Also: a mass of firmer ground rising out of a moss or bog.

A pit dug to hide treasure or money; a pit in which money is expected to be found.

A passage in the burrow of a fox or badger that is closed at one end.

(a) a small hole or flaw in a casting, also in glass or stone; (b) a water-hole in sand; (c) a hole in sand.

a hole or trench scratched out of the ground.