drophole
nounEtymology From drop + hole.
1
A hole designed for something to be dropped through.
- I had been given another job – the digging of a drophole for the outhouse toilet.1998, Witi Ihimaera, Bulibasha:
- On the ceiling above this space on the second floor was an iron ring, and directly below it was a drophole operated by a lever. This device was designed for hangings of criminals convicted of capital offenses.2018, Robert Sacré, Charley Patton: Voice of the Mississippi Delta: