tee-holen.
/ˈtiːhəʊl/ dialect.
The hole forming the entrance to a beehive.
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1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ ix. §3. 160 At the bottom of your little [bee-hive] doors..make an open square place just against the Tee-hole.
1891 A. Conan Doyle White Company I. vi. 110 As thick as bees at a tee-hole.
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